Energy in the Endurance Horse

Posted by Beryl on Apr 22, 2009 • (0)

Ever wondered how your endurance horse converts last night’s dinner into today’s performance? This is how he does it.The horse’s body converts feed into energy storage molecules (glycogen, glucose and free fatty acids). During exercise, a horse’s muscles need ATP (adenosine triphosphate), in order to contract . There are two processes in the horse’s body, [...]