Recent News for Sports Nutrition
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TheHorse.com en Español: Alimentando Para Competencia
July 15, 2009
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an... Read More
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Hard at Work or Hardly Working? Equine Work Intensity
May 11, 2009
Optimal nutrition of the performance horse hinges foremost on the exercise it performs. Just as the diet of a human bodybuilder is dissimilar to that of a marathon runner, most horses are fed with performance goals in mind. Therefore, accurately... Read More
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Filling a Need? (Supplements)
May 01, 2009
When was the last time you stepped into a feed room that didn't contain a wide array of buckets, bottles, and tubs of supplements? There might have been a time when horses were fed on hay and oats alone, but these days we're much more likely to be ... Read More
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Study: Starch Limitation Key for Short-Term Blood Sugar Control
April 22, 2009
To better control blood sugar and insulin levels, horse owners are encouraged to limit starch intake in their animals, rather than only supplementing their horse's diet with fats, recommends Ingrid Vervuert, DrMedVet, PhD, and... Read More
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Cutting Costs: Ditch Supplements That Are Unnecessary
April 13, 2009
In efforts to save money around the barn, researchers recommend horse owners carefully consider the supplements they're adding to their horses' feed. The researchers behind the 2008 study, "<A... Read More
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Equine Oral Joint Health Supplements (AAEP 2008)
March 28, 2009
Although horse owners continue to administer oral joint health supplements (OJHS), a substantial proportion of these products are substandard in quality, efficacy, and safety, according to a presentation given at the 2008 AAEP... Read More
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Knee Arthritis Treatments Examined (AAEP 2008)
March 24, 2009
The objective of joint therapy is to decrease pain using an osteoarthritic drug that modifies clinical signs and to minimize further deterioration with a disease-modifying osteoarthritic drug.... Read More
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Sign Up, Submit Questions for Upcoming Ulcer Webinar
March 23, 2009
Join TheHorse.com for a free Webinar on "Equine Ulcers: Your Horse At Risk," on Thursday, March 26, at 8 p.m. EDT, sponsored by Merial. <DIV class="figure... Read More
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Testing an Anti-Inflammatory Dietary Nutraceutical (AAEP 2008)
March 19, 2009
Horse owners commonly add nutraceuticals to their horses' diets to treat or prevent joint disease, but most products have no research data supporting their effectiveness. ... Read More
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New Equine Fact Sheets Available on TheHorse.com
March 06, 2009
TheHorse.com now offers additional Fact Sheets on topics our readers have indicated are important to them based on searched terms, reader views on that topic, surveys/polls, and personal communications. Following are the newest <A... Read More
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Joint Injections Show Effect in Osteoarthritis Study
February 23, 2009
To evaluate the effect of PSGAG and HA on clinical signs and various other measures of osteoarthritis, researchers utilized 24 horses with a similar degree of osteoarthritis in one carpal joint.... Read More
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Tart Cherry Juice May Reduce Muscle Damage
February 08, 2009
A recent human study has found that tart cherry juice blend (TCJB) had beneficial effects on exercising muscle. The objective was to determine if TCJB can lessen exercise-induced muscle damage in horses, as measured by serum enzymatic markers.... Read More
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Managing Joint Health
January 01, 2009
Tips for year-round joint health and management. No Joint, No Horse. Should this be the new motto for 21st century horses? Joint injury, joint disease secondary to trauma or injury, and osteoarthritis (OA) are major... Read More
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Survey Finds Eventers Nutritionally Sound, but Oversupplemented
December 28, 2008
In a survey of leading three-day event riders, researchers found that the majority of riders fed their horses based on research-driven recommendations, but the number of supplements used per horse did raise some eyebrows. During the Jersey... Read More
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Herb Shown to Reduce Inflammation in Equine Study
December 13, 2008
Move over glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, there might be a new supplement in town. In a clinical trial involving 74 trotting horses, LitoVet, a rose hip powder manufactured specifically for animals by HybenVital in Denmark, had an ... Read More
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Glucosamine in a Cushing's Horse?
December 01, 2008
Q: As soon as my 20-year-old gelding was diagnosed with equine Cushing's disease, I eliminated glucosamine from his diet. However, he appears to have become gradually and increasingly stiff and short-strided without it. I really think that it helped ... Read More
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Supplement Safety
December 01, 2008
Standards help to ensure, manage, and effectively monitor risk of use for products and ingredients for horses.... Read More
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MSM Shows Protective Effect in First Equine Study
November 25, 2008
In the first peer-reviewed, published study to evaluate the effects of the nutritional supplement methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) in horses, Spanish researchers found that MSM exerted a protective effect against the detrimental physiologic changes... Read More
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Feeding to Lessen Inflammation
October 31, 2008
At the Purina Equine Veterinary Conference, held Oct. 17-19 in St. Louis, Mo., Karen Davison, PhD, manager of Equine Technical Services for the Horse Business Group of Purina Mills discussed managing inflammation and oxidative stress in horses... Read More
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ACVIM Conference Highlights
October 01, 2008
Among the hot topics this year were nutritional supplements, infectious disease, and metabolism problems. What do nutritional supplements, infectious diseases, and snake bites have in common? All were considered "hot... Read More
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Good as Gold? More Research Supports Glucosamine
September 30, 2008
Questions and concerns abound surrounding the use of oral joint health supplements for horses with osteoarthritis, and so researchers continue their quest to determine if and how glucosamine works to decrease pain and inflammation caused by... Read More
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More Evidence Supports Glucosamine for Joint Disease
September 25, 2008
Skeptics continue to doubt the effects of glucosamine and other oral joint health supplements, but mounting research seems to be proving, one step at a time, that there is more to these products than meets the eye. Canadian researchers, led... Read More
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Joint Injections and Cartilage Health: More Fuel for the Fire
September 03, 2008
The potential impact of intra-articular medications on the health of cartilage in joints has been debated for decades. Adding fuel to the fire is the recent finding that two common joint medications not only support cartilage cells, they also... Read More
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Horses Absorb Components of Gelatin, Researchers Find
August 28, 2008
In 2006, a pair of researchers who reviewed the literature on gelatin (hydrolyzed collagen) in humans found that it is absorbed intestinally and accumulates in cartilage. They also reported that supplementing gelatin led to a significant increas... Read More
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Don't Guess. Test Your Hay
July 03, 2008
In our effort to 'cover all the bases,' many of us feel we have to supplement with fortified grains in an effort to feel secure that we are providing enough vitamins, minerals and protein in our horses diet. Grain may present an unnecessary amount... Read More
