Contents:
Normal: 
==> Electrolytes
==> Gait
==> Medicine, Disease, Wounds
==> Muscles and Structure
==> Nutrition
==> Physiology, Performance, How it all works
Special:  Virginia Buechner-Maxwell information from full member conference call 15 November 2010
==> Treatment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration, by L Sosa-Leon, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.    Recommending isotonic electrolyting, with formula.
==> Treatments Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Status During Exercise, by H. Schott, K Hinchcliff, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Insights on nutrition, time for feeding at competition, and electrolytes.
==>  Age-Related Decreases in Thermoregulation and Cardiovascular Function in Horses, by K McKeever, T Eaton, S Geiser, C Kearns, R Lehnhard, in Equine Veterinary Journal, Vol 42, Suppl 38, 2010.  Since plasma volume is less in older horses vs younger, the older horses have a more difficult time with thermoregulation during exercise.
==>  Myosin-Heavy Chain Profiles and Body Composition are Different in Old Versus Young Standardbred Mares, by R Lehnhard, K McKeever, C Kearns, M Beekley, in The Veterinary Journal, Vol 167, 2004.  As the horse ages, their muscle mass shifts away from endurance-supporting capability.
==>  Exercise Physiology of the Older Horse, by K McKeever, in The Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, Vol 18, 2002.  Exercise protocols for young horses need to be adjusted for older horses since their physiology changes.
==>  Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Endurance Horses, by J Flaminio, B Rush, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Amount of electrolyte loss greater earlier in ride; and horses should be trained to drink as much as possible.
==>  Formula for glucose to electrolyte to maintain ratios when engaging in active electrolyte replacement.
==>  Effect of Ambient Temperature and Humidity on Pulmonary Artery Temperature of Exercising Horses, by C Kohn, K Hinchcliff, K McKeever, in Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, Jul 1999.  Heat and humidity are serious loading factors for the exercising horse.
==>  Thermal and Cardiorespiratory Responses of Horses to Submaximal Exercise Under Hot and Humid Conditions, by R Geor, L McCutcheon, G Ecker, M Lindinger, in Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, Nov 1995.  Horses store more heat not only during exercise, but have a harder time dissipating heat after exercise in hot, humid conditions.

Electrolytes:

• Electrolyte Supplementation for Endurance Horses: Effects on Fluid Losses and Performance, by F Sampieri, H Schott II, K Hinchcliff, R Geor, and E José-Cunilleras, in AAEP Proceedings, Vol 53, 2007.
• "There is a company today, from the UK, who has the ability to monitor intracellular and extracellular fluid balance, by placing electrodes on the knee and hock of a horse.  It is a painless procedure that takes only a few minutes to monitor.  The key is to know what electrolyte levels are best for that individual horse and provide those electrolytes that were used up during the preceding portion of the competition and at the end of the competition, to guarantee optimal recover time."
  -- Don Kapper
• Treatment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration, by L Sosa-Leon, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Recommending isotonic electrolyting, with formula.
• Treatments Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Status During Exercise, by H. Schott, K Hinchcliff, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Insights on nutrition, time for feeding at competition, and electrolytes.
• Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Endurance Horses, by J Flaminio, B Rush, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Amount of electrolyte loss greater earlier in ride; and horses should be trained to drink as much as possible.
• Formula for glucose to electrolyte to maintain ratios when engaging in active electrolyte replacement.

Gait:

• Gait Analysis for racing -- an interesting series of videoclips showing the benefits of slow motion video in appraising running horses.
• Study: Farrier Selection Impacts More Than Hoof Shape, by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, from The Horse, March 21, 2008 found that of 15 parameters studies, 14 differed significantly among six farriers over a one-year period.  Many of those parameters directly impact soundness.

Medicine, Disease, Wounds:

• Vaccination Planner, from Guelph
• Study Links New Risk Factors to EPM Infection, by Stacey Oke, from The Horse.
• Maggots Improve Chronic Hoof Puncture Wound Healing, by Christy West, from The Horse, March 2010.   If you ever have to deal with one of these type wounds, this is very interesting.

Muscles and Structure:

Muscles -- their parts and their mechanism, that is, how they contract and relax.  This is an animated slide show that lets you test your learnings as it proceeds.

• Cellular Potassium / Sodium pump.  An animated description of how these ions migrate across cell membranes.
• The Onset of Rigor Mortis in Various Muscles of the Draught Horse, by R. A. Lawrie, from the Journal of Physiology, Aug 28, 1953.  How ATP and ADP interact with Rigor.
• Maintaining Hydration and Electrolyte Balance in the Performance Horse, by Gayle Ecker, includes data from 100-mile horses running in 2001 and their "performance profiles."
• Weight carrying ability abstract
• Importance of glucose during exercise abstract
• Bone density not impacted in endurance sports more than pasture play abstract

Nutrition (including ulcers and supplementation):

• The Latest on the Omegas (Fats), from The Horse, 2009
• α-Lipoic acid supplementation enhances heat shock protein production and decreases post-exercise lactic acid concentrations in exercised standardbred trotters, by multiple authors from Finland, published by Elsevier in 2009.
• Nutritional Management of Endurance Horses, by R J Geor, from the 9th Congress on Equine Medicine and Surgery in Geneva.
• New ulcer test based on fecal samples from The Horse
• Alfafa and ulcers (not what you might think) from The Horse
• How consumption rate of concentrates impacts glycemic index
• Links from toxic food sources to hind limb knuckling
• Treatments Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Status During Exercise, by H. Schott, K Hinchcliff, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Insights on nutrition, time for feeding at competition, and electrolytes.
• High-Fiber Low-Starch Diets:  The New Nutritional Wisdom, by Kathleen Crandell, PhD, 2010

Physiology / Performance / How it works together:

• 10 Principles of Exercise Physiology, by Samantha Steelman, from The Horse June 2008.
• Conditioning Horses at v-10 3 Times per Week Does Not Enhance v-4, multiple authors between Germany and Argentina, December 2009.
• Microbiopsy May Predict Performance, by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, from The Horse, May 2010.
• Treatment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration, by L Sosa-Leon, in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Vol 14, No 1, April 1998.  Recommending isotonic electrolyting, with formula.
• Age-Related Decreases in Thermoregulation and Cardiovascular Function in Horses, by K McKeever, T Eaton, S Geiser, C Kearns, R Lehnhard, in Equine Veterinary Journal, Vol 42, Suppl 38, 2010.  Since plasma volume is less in older horses vs younger, the older horses have a more difficult time with thermoregulation during exercise.
• Myosin-Heavy Chain Profiles and Body Composition are Different in Old Versus Young Standardbred Mares, by R Lehnhard, K McKeever, C Kearns, M Beekley, in The Veterinary Journal, Vol 167, 2004.  As the horse ages, their muscle mass shifts away from endurance-supporting capability.
• Exercise Physiology of the Older Horse, by K McKeever, in The Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, Vol 18, 2002.  Exercise protocols for young horses need to be adjusted for older horses since their physiology changes.
• Effect of Ambient Temperature and Humidity on Pulmonary Artery Temperature of Exercising Horses, by C Kohn, K Hinchcliff, K McKeever, in Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, Jul 1999.  Heat and humidity are serious loading factors for the exercising horse.
• Thermal and Cardiorespiratory Responses of Horses to Submaximal Exercise Under Hot and Humid Conditions, by R Geor, L McCutcheon, G Ecker, M Lindinger, in Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, Nov 1995.  Horses store more heat not only during exercise, but have a harder time dissipating heat after exercise in hot, humid conditions.