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April 26-27, 2010, Lexington, KY. The theme of this year’s conference, "Feeding and Veterinary Management of the Sport Horse," is particularly apropos as Kentucky prepares for the World Equestrian Games, to be held in Lexington next fall. KER is dedicated to the health of all horses, and maintains a vested interest in the nutritional management of high-performance horses. In addition to KER’s in-house experts, the industry’s top veterinary researchers will be on hand to discuss relevant health issues at this year's conference. Topics for this year's conference include: Energetics: Choosing the Appropriate Fuel, Hydration of the Sport Horse, Antioxidant Research and its Application to Feeding Horses, Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Joint Disease, Pursuing the Genetic Basis for Tying-Up in Equine Breeds, Use of Heart Rate Metrics to Predict Energy Expenditure in Exercising Horses, Managing Competitive Horses Within the Current Drug Use Guidelines. For more info, visit http://www.ker.com/conferences/.