Ridecamp: [RC] Advanced Equine information

  Here's my list of information sources I use for training,
conditioning, feeding, and shoeing horses I work with.

     Steven J. Wickler, PhD, DVM exercise physiology 909-869-2155;
     Email: sjwickler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Donald F. Hoyt, PhD energetics 909-869-5461;
     Email: dfhoyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Edward A. Cogger, PhD fluid balance, experimental design and data
analysis
     909-869-4871; Email: eacogger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Robert E. Bray, PhD equine nutrition 909-869-4376;
     Email: rebray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Calvin N. Kobluk, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVS biomechanics 909-869-2223;
     Email: cnkobluk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Edward Fonda, PhD reproduction 909-869-2156;
     Email: esfonda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Holly M. Greene, BS Equine Research Technician 909-869-2156;
     Email: hmgreene@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

     Debbie Mead, BS Research Horse Handler;909-869-4843
     Email: ddmead@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Here's a list of current equine research projects they're currently
undertaking.

One project involved taking 6 horses to 12,500 feet in the White
Mountains to look at how horses acclimatize to high altitude. There are
several
reasons this is of importance: 1) basic science--there are very few
studies which have looked at horses at altitude. Knowledge gained from
this
study provides information basic to not only the horse, but the biology
of animals in general. 2) No one knows whether horses suffer from any
form
of mountain sickness. Our studies are some of the first to be conducted
and this is important information to the horse owner. 3) Of other
interest
to the horse owner is how fast a horse acclimates to high
altitude--again important, particularly for those in southern California
interested in
trailering their stock up to the Sierra and then heading into the back
country! Another major project is focused on the reasons horses (as well
as
other animals) choose a particular speed when they move. When a horse is
allowed to choose a slow or fast trotting speed, it tends to select a
speed at the middle of this range. Suggestions as to why this choice is
made by the animal include minimizing energy costs and reducing forces
on
the tendons, muscles and joints. Our studies will focus on identifying
the physiological reasons for the horse selecting a particular trotting
speed.
There are a number of other projects, but central to all of them is the
role of educating students in the equine sciences. This quarter there
are 25
students (both graduate and undergraduate) participating in these
research projects, including one student from San Diego State and one
from Cal
State Fullerton.


More about the above can be seen at this address:
http://www.csupomona.edu/~equine/index.htm

Hope you all find something useful here.

Rob


Rob Kalb
Rob's Equine Hoof Care
Phelan CA


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