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From Sport to Senior: Your Horse’s Changing Nutritional Needs
As your horse gets older and you show or compete less, their nutritional needs will vary. The nutritional needs of a horse's feeding program will depend on the amount of activity, age, metabolism and ...
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Winter Care for your Senior Horse
As those who live in true winter geographies know, the cold weather can be brutal for any horse, let alone our aging companions. That is why it’s incredibly important to consider the special nee...
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Fiber Sources for Senior Horses
The health and well being of senior horses are important topics to horse owners as these horses are frequently considered treasured members of the family. There are many different criteria that are ...
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Senior Horse Care Tips
These days, horses are living longer, more productive lives than ever before. Thanks to advances in care, medicine, nutrition and veterinary practices, it’s not unusual to find a horse act...
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When Is It Time for Senior Horse Feed?
Horse owners are constantly asking “when should I switch my older horse to senior feed?” As nutrition experts we are here to help! The Growing Population of Senior Horses It is interesting...
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Flash Fred – Our Inherited Horse
We inherited Flash Fred (my daughter has a creative naming process) from a friend of ours. This horse was slowing down in his old age and could no longer keep up with the rigorous lifes...
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How Much Do I Feed My Senior Horse?
Most of us have that one special senior horse…maybe he’s been with us for a long time, or maybe you’ve rescued him in his old age from a bad situation. Whatever the case, most people...
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When Should I Feed a Complete Horse Feed?
A complete feed is a fortified grain/forage mix that is formulated with high quality fiber sources to raise the total percent fiber in the feed, so that reduced hay feeding can be done safely. Some f...
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Managing The Horse With Cushing’s
The vet has diagnosed it and the reality begins to sink in, your horse has Cushing’s disease. Now what? Cushing’s is an endocrine disease caused by a tumor on the pituitary glan...
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Pre and Probiotics in Horse Feed
coat, indicating good health shining from the inside out. While scanning information about various horse feeds, you may have come across the phrase 'contains prebiotics and probiotics'....Hmmm, sound...
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Warm Mashes for Senior Horses
I received an email from one of my clients asking for a recipe for a "Safe Warm Mash" for her senior horse. She thought a bran mash would be a good choice, but was unsure as to ingredients or cook...
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Tips For Feeding Horses with Cushing’s Syndrome
As the number of horses known to have Cushing's Syndrome increases, questions on how to feed horses with this condition also increase. As a starting management practice, your veterinarian may recom...
