Kentucky Equine Research continually conducts studies at its 150-acre research facility. Some of these results are presented at industry conferences or shared in peer-reviewed journals. Review some of our findings from the past 30 years below.
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March 21, 2025
Effects of Two Cooling Modalities on Temperature Recovery on Rectal, Middle Gluteal, and Pectoral Muscle Temperature Recovery Following Treadmill Exercise
Rectal temperature is the most common method used to measure body temperature in horses post-exercise. Recently, percutaneous thermal-sensing microchips (PTSM) have been used to measure temperature in the pectoral (PECT) and middle gluteal (GLUT) muscles of horses before, during, and after exercise1,2,3. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of hosing or […]
June 04, 2021
Heart Rates at the Trot on a Mechanical Walker Are Correlated to Cardiovascular Fitness in Thoroughbred Racehorses
The relationship between heart rate (HR) and velocity under saddle or on a treadmill can be used to estimate cardiovascular fitness in horses. Whether HR data gathered during other types of exercise can be used to estimate fitness is unknown. This study hypothesized that HR data collected on a mechanical walker could be used to […]