Merry Smith, MA, VetMB, PhD, DipECVS, AECVDI, MRCVS

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Planning Retirement for an Older Horse
Since many equids live into their 20s or beyond, you need a plan for what your senior horse's life looks like as it ages.
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Planning for the End of Your Horse's Life
Planning the logistics for the end of your horse's life will make it easier on you, your horse, and those around you.
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Assessing Quality of Life in the Older Horse
Check out these tips for assessing your older horse and perhaps to determine when it might be time to say goodbye.
READER FAVORITES
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The Benefits of Adding Oil to an Older Horse’s Diet 
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How Long Can a Horse, Pony, Donkey, or Mule Live?
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Horse Teeth by Age
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Tips on Feeding Older Horses with Dental Issues
POLLS & QUIZZES
FUN STUFF
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Do Horses Grieve Following the Death of a Companion?
ticks can attach to your equids in brushy areas
My Senior Horse Podcast: The Trouble With Ticks
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Can I Breed My Older Mare?
Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue
New World Screwworm Threat
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