The presentation, "Muscle Power: Muscle Mass in Growing, Athletic Horses," was led by Kristine Urschel, PhD, assistant professor of equine science at UK.

The rhythmical movement of the horse at a walk, and the three-dimensional movement of the horse stimulates the postural core muscles to automatically activate, giving them a work-out. It is very ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: I had a recent scare with my mare. I was working on training her for the show season and put her through her paces. She couldn’t put her head down the morning of the show. … ...