Customizing Senior Horse Diets
Erica Larson
June 7, 2012
Appropriate forage, forage alternatives, and/or concentrates can keep aged horses at a healthy body condition.
Appropriate forage, forage alternatives, and/or concentrates can keep aged horses at a healthy body condition.
Certain feeding strategies can help your horse weather equine Cushing’s disease.
Test for the common endocrine disorders Cushing’s disease and equine metabolic syndrome and treat accordingly.
A reader is concerned about her 24-year-old easy keeper’s weight loss and sudden difficulty keeping weight on.
Kristine Urschel, PhD, discussed factors that regulate equine muscle protein accretion and relevant research.
Researchers examine the prevalence of disease and which ailments are most common in older horses.
We’ll explore how the horse’s body systems age and what to look out for in your equine senior citizen.
Develop your senior horse’s diet with geriatric conditions and challenges in mind.
With horses now living well into their 20s and 30s, owners need to implement care and management practices tha
Adjusting what a horse consumes can help prevent or squelch some equine ailments.
The University of California, Davis, annual equine medicine symposium is scheduled for April 9. This year’s topic is “The Golden Years: Helping Your Horse Mature Gracefully,” and it will cover everything you ever wanted to know about helping your
Midwest horse enthusiasts are encouraged to register for the Illinois/Wisconsin Bi-State Horse Workshop on April 2, at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol, Wis. A full-day program organized and sponsored by Illinois and Wisconsin Cooperative
Carbohydrates are important energy sources for horses, and they are required for digestive health.
Know the facts of Equine Cushing’s, a hormonal disease in horses often linked to a pituitary gland tumor. Included in this fact sheet are an overview of the disease, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for future health.
Just because a horse is older does not mean he needs a special diet. However, many older horses with special physical or nutritional needs (geriatric horses) require specific diets and feed modifications to maintain good health and body condition.
Think floating a horse’s teeth improves his feed digestion? Think again, says one study.
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