Older Horse Care Concerns

Feeding the Ulcer-Prone Horse

Common-Sense Equine Nutrition

Do all the supplements, concentrates, and forages on the market have you confused about what’s best to feed your horse? Learn what your horse really needs to eat from equine nutritionist and consultant, Dr. Clair Thunes.

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A Whole-Horse Approach to Managing Joint Disease

Joint disease causes lameness, impedes training, creates behavioral issues, and can end a horse’s riding career. From hoof care and nutrition to medical and supportive care, learn how to keep your horse comfortable and sound despite joint disease.

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An Ounce of Prevention

What preventive methods do you use to keep your senior horses healthy and happy? What signs do you look for to indicate there might be a problem?

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What is Your Horse's Fecal Egg Count Telling You?

Deworming: Less is More

Last spring my veterinarian requested her clients stop deworming their horses. We now do no deworming and have her perform two fecal egg counts per year–one in the spring and one in the fall. Is this program of not deworming okay for my horses?

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