Older Horse Care Concerns

Across the Fence

Under the Blue Tarps

When I unfold a tarp and hear that rusty plastic rattle, I see the stains of fluids of decay; I smell death. Blue tarps cover the corpses of my failures.

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Loose Stools in Old Age

My old gelding is generally healthy, but lately he developed loose stools. Is there something I’m missing?

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