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Senior Horse Care

Managing Arthritis in Horses

There are a multitude of options available to ease the ache of equine arthritis—even more than there were just a…

10 years ago


What to Do with a Horse That Can’t Be Ridden

There’s an old adage among longtime horse owners: Eventually all horses go lame. Fortunately, most lamenesses are short-lived, and the…

10 years ago

Horse Health in Winter: The Older Horse

  Senior horses are the most challenging to care for during the winter months. Generally, poor dentition is the reason…

10 years ago

Ask the Vet: Forage for Senior Horses

  Q: I know senior feeds contain a forage replacer for horses with difficulty chewing and digesting hay, but it…

10 years ago

Ask the Vet: Preventing Joint Degeneration

  In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at HorseChannel.com/AskTheVet. Got a question for…

10 years ago

Summer Health for Senior Horses

  While all horses are affected by summer heat, humidity and insects, older horses seem to be particularly sensitive. One…

10 years ago

Could joint supplements help senior horses?

As your horse ages, you may have noticed that he starts out a bit stiffer and creakier in the joints…

11 years ago

A Final Farewell

It’s a sad reality that no matter how long our horses live, they never live long enough. Eventually, most horse…

11 years ago

Senior Horses: Aged to Perfection

In the video below, Dr. Friend explains what he looks at during a routine exam of a senior horse. My…

11 years ago

Second Careers for Senior Horses

Your horse is a superstar, and you've got a wall of ribbons and hundreds of trail miles in the log…

11 years ago