The Golden Years: Caring for the Senior Horse
Earl Gaughan, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
October 3, 2014
With a little extra care and attention, many older horses can have an extended career and a comfortable life.
With a little extra care and attention, many older horses can have an extended career and a comfortable life.
Dr. Clair Thunes defines the differences between grains, concentrates, and complete feeds for horses and explains how much a horse needs.
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.
When feeding horses in groups, increasing their distance apart and time spent eating might help reduce aggression.
Are you confused about equine nutrition? Learn how to feed your horse in our step-by-step visual guide.
Dr. Dianne McFarlane compares pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome.
The program includes lectures on feeding senior horses, saddle fitting, moon blindness, bandaging, and more.
Find out what your elderly horse needs to stay healthy in his golden years.
Of 1,286 voters, 841 (65%) indicated they feed beet pulp to their horses.
Dr. Amanda Adams shares information about how nutrition can impact the immune responses of geriatric horses.
Dr. Ginger Rich of Rich Equine Nutritional Consulting in Eads, Tenn., discusses feeding practices for horses with ulcers, respiratory disease, laminitis, and more.
Researchers working to identify nutritional intervention regimens to improve immune function in old horses.
More frequent forage feedings for group-housed horses could lead to a balance between feeding and resting.
My old gelding is generally healthy, but lately he developed loose stools. Is there something I’m missing?
More than 10,000 individuals have already signed up to take part in the course on horse nutrition.
A complete feed at recommended levels can provide calories for horses who don’t get enough from forage alone.
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