Interview with Véronique Julliand

Dr. Véronique Julliand is currently leading the research team “Nutrition du Cheval Athlète,” a project that aims to improve nutritional recommendations for exercise horses.

The diets of the Olympic sprinter and the long-distance runner vary because each athlete requires the nutritional intake to compete in different levels of sport. According to Veronique Julliand, an equine researcher at Agrosup Dijon in France, this logic also holds true for performance horses. In fact, the equine health industry is moving toward more targeted nutrition for specific levels of athleticism and activity, from the high-speed Thoroughbred to the persevering endurance Arabian.