I love to travel and take exciting vacations. I love seeing new places, experiencing new things, and tasting new cuisine. The problem? I hate leaving

For the past week, I’ve been watching 17-year-old Dorado very closely as he eats his nightly grain and beet pulp ration. Not because I’m afraid

Here are a few factoidsÑsome you might know, some you might notÑabout me. I’m a huge fan of senior horses. I love three-day eventing. I’m

Some horses connect with each other on a level that goes far beyond pasture mates. Some seem to hit it off from the start and

Quick: What’s the first diagnosis that comes to mind when you see an older horse with a hitch in his step? I don’t know about

The old saying goes that you can’t teach an old dog a new trick. While I think that many would agree that old dogs really

This week, we posted a question surrounding common older horse behavior problems on TheHorse.com. In the answer, Sue McDonnell PhD, Cert. AAB, says that “the

Last Saturday, I watched with many other horse racing fans as the field loaded in the gate for the 2013 renewal of the Belmont Stakes.

A little more than a year ago, I posted my very first “Old Horses: Better With Age” blog post and set out on what’s proven

Last October and as my now 17-year-old Thoroughbred had just received the okay to start trotting under tack after recovering from an injury, I wrote

Earlier this year I attended a veterinary conference and listened intently as the speaker discussed pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease). As

Conditioning horses is a popular topic this time of year. As the weather gets nicer for riding, many equestrians face the challenge of reconditioning horses

Since we got our first horses 15 years ago, I’d avoided thinking about the day I’d have to say good bye to them as much

In my role as news editor of The Horse and TheHorse.com, it’s my job to seek out current horse health happenings, find the details, and

This week on TheHorse.com, our poll question asks readers what senior horse health condition they’re most concerned about: PPID (or equine Cushing’s disease), arthritic joints,