Pastured Horses More Fit, Study Finds

by: Kathryn Watts, BS
Horses are better able to maintain fitness when turned out on large pasture, according to Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD, of Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va. She presented results of her recent study at the 2009 Equine Science Society Meeting, held May 29-31 in Keystone, Colo In the project, researchers divided mature horses into three groups: Full-time turnout on a 10 ...