Nutrition event devoted to equine athlete

Lexington, Ky.-Diet can make or break the equine athlete. It'salso the focus of the 12th annual Kentucky Equine Research Nutrition Conference.

"Nutrition of the Performance Horse - An International Perspective"is the headline presentation of the conference slated for Sept. 19-20 here.

Researchers from Australia, England, Germany, Sweden and the United Stateswill present new insights on topics such as feeding fat to manage muscledisorders, use of non-starch carbohydrates as energy sources, efficiencyof feed supplements and the role of nutrition in laminitis.

Kentucky Equine Research is an international equine nutrition and exercisephysiology research and consultation firm.

For registration information, visit the Web site at www.ker.com or e-mailLisa Talip at ltalip@ker.com or call (859) 873-1988.