Creative Cuisine For The Older Horse

…available equine diets are often the best route to take when maximizing nutrition in older horses. However, not all “senior” diets are created equal. Read the label. Calcium and phosphorus…

Focus Your Deworming Efforts

…parasites. undefined Senior horses are another high-risk group. Waning of the immune response commonly occurs with age. Borderline nutritional intakes related to chewing problems or poor absorption from the intestinal…

Holiday Gift Guide

…(888) 752-5171; www.smartpakequine.com. Senior Snacks  Senior Snax from Manna Pro was developed with the needs of the senior horse in mind. Not only is it a tasty, easy-to-chew treat, but also…

What a Lady!

…him.? And ?Honey? did Ann proud. The 2000 flashy sorrel gelding won a world championship in senior hunter under saddle, a reserve world championship in senior pleasure driving and was…

Choke in Horses

After living for 25 years with nary a colic nor a cough, my senior Thoroughbred gelding, Annapolis, suddenly experienced two episodes of choke in one weekend. In the first case,…

The Right College Degree for a Horse Career

…teaching equitation. But as seniors, those students realize that the job market for four-year Equestrian Science graduates and would-be trainers consists largely of entry-level positions where “you end up being…