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Management Tips for Former Broodmares
April 20, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
If you have a riding horse or rescue that previously was a broodmare, check out this video for management tips.
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My Senior Horse Video: How to Measure Horse Weight
April 10, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Bryan Cassill of Mars helps you understand how to measure your horse's weight and offers tips and advice to reaching a weight goal.
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Planning for Emergencies Video
March 26, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Learn why it is important for all horse owners to have an emergency plan in place.
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Colic in Senior Horses Video
March 9, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
The outcome of colic surgery in aged equines has improved greatly in the last 20 years.
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Lameness in Older Horses Video
March 2, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Lameness in older horses can be caused by recent injuries or be a re-injury of a previous incident when the horse was younger.
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Addressing Older Eggs in Senior Mares Video
February 23, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Learn from Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf why senior mares and their older eggs/oocytes might need a little help to product viable embryos.
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How to Apply a Poultice to a Horse's Hoof Video
February 18, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
This step-by-step video can help you learn to apply a poultice to your horse's hoof.
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Health Concerns in Older Geldings Video
February 9, 2025
⎯ Kimberly S. Brown
Dr. Rachel Doenges helps us understand the importance of specific issues when managing our senior geldings.
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Feeding Fats to Horses Video
January 26, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
In this video, Bryan Cassill helps us better understand feeding fats to horses and why that can benefit many senior equids.
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Equine Parasite Fecal Egg Count Video
January 19, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Do you understand the fecal egg count and fecal egg count reduction test? Find out more from Dr. Martin Nielsen.
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Second Careers for Broodmares Video
January 12, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
In this video, Dr. Rachel Doenges gives us some tips on taking a broodmare and giving her a second career. Doenges is a veterinarian at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. (Editor’s...
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Choosing Hays for Overweight Horses Video
January 5, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
While horse owners worry about feeding alfalfa, it could be the right choice for overweight senior equids.
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Deworming Senior Horses Video
December 29, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
In this video, Dr. Martin Nielsen gives us tips on deworming senior horses. Nielsen started as a Professor at Denmark’s Aarhus University, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, in December...
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How to Perform Neurological Tests on Your Horse Video
December 22, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Dr. Nout-Lomas said it is important for horse owners to know how to do simple neurological tests.
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Breeding Maiden Senior Mares Video
December 15, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Mares 15 years of age and older that have never had a foal often have issues getting in foal and carrying it to term.
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Tips on Helping Your Horse Gain Weight Video
December 1, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
There are many reasons that your horse might need to gain weight. Here are some tips from Dr. Yvette Nout-Lomas.
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How to Apply a Standing Bandage on Your Horse Video
November 24, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
There are many reasons you might need to apply a standing bandage to your horse. In this video, Dr. Christine Johnson shows you how.
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Palpating a Horse's Back for Soreness Video
November 17, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Palpating a horse's back for soreness can be done by the owner to see if there are issues that a veterinarian needs to address.
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Clean and Treat Minor Equine Wound Video
November 10, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
In this video, Dr. Christine Johnson walks you through cleaning and bandaging a minor equine wound.
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Equine Parasite Resistance Video
November 3, 2024
⎯ Kimberly S. Brown
There are only four classes of equine dewormers, with the newest one on the market more than 40 years.
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How to Wrap a Horse's Hock Video
October 27, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Dr. Sina Parsaye gives you simple instructions on how to wrap a horse's hock in this video.
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Listening To and Interpreting Gut Sounds Video
October 20, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Learning how to listen for gut sounds can clue you and your veterinarian in to possible GI tract issues.
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Safely Examine a Horse's Eye Video
October 13, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
You should look for eye squinting, swelling, tearing, or blood, and for cloudiness in the eye.
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Equine Capillary Refill Time Video
October 6, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Knowing how to take the capillary refill time for your horse will provide you and your veterinarian information on the horse's health status.
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