In this episode, Dr. Nic de Brauwere, Head of Welfare and Behavior at Redwings Horse Sanctuary, explains how to safely care for senior horses experiencing physical or mental decline.
In this podcast episode, Dr. Andrew van Eps discusses the changes that occur in the hoof when a horse develops laminitis and describes some early clinical signs and risk factors.
As horses age, dental disease and tooth wear can make extraction necessary. Dr. Jack Easley explains how veterinarians approach removal and what recovery and feeding look like afterward.
In part three of this podcast and article series on managing senior horses in herds, we focus on horses' social, nutritional, and exercise requirements.
