Videos

Equine Lameness Check
Common Causes of Lameness in Older Horses
Osteoarthritis and soft tissue disease are common causes of lameness that can affect senior horses' quality of life.
Overweight horse eating hay from a haynet.
Smart Feeding Strategies for the Overweight Horse
Helping your horse lose weight requires decreasing calories in the diet and increasing exercise.
Wurmkur Pferd
Tips for Deworming Senior Horses
Although older horses typically have lower parasite egg counts, those with PPID and other health conditions often become high shedders who increase the overall parasite burden within the herd.
Pregnant mare
Advice for Breeding Maiden Senior Mares
Senior mares that have never had a foal often have issues getting pregnant and carrying to term.
Face portrait of a grey fleabitten showjumping competition horse with blue sky and green background
Do Equine Acoustic Ear Covers Work?
Is there any evidence that so-called acoustic ear covers effectively reduce sound?
feeding ID horses
Feeding Horses With Insulin Dysregulation: Small, Frequent Meals Matter 
Small, frequent meals help control horses’ insulin levels, reduce boredom, and mimic natural trickle feeding.
understanding ration balancers
Understanding Ration Balancers for Senior Horses 
Balancers are designed to complement your horse’s existing ration and ensure the vitamin, mineral, and protein levels meet his or her daily requirements.
feeding by dental health
Feeding Senior Horses According to Their Dental Health
Learn about signs of failing dentition in older horse and how to adjust their diets accordingly.
daily health checks
How to Perform Daily Health Checks of Senior Horses
Full body checks help ensure horses are in good condition and don’t have injuries or problems that require veterinary attention.
The horse's ears against the sky
Horses and the Science of Hearing
Horses hear different frequencies than humans, and they use their ears for both hearing and communication.
Benefits and uses of strip grazing
The Benefits and Uses of Strip-Grazing Horses 
This arrangement allows owners to control the amount of grass and calories their horses consume on pasture.
Thoroughbred broodmare grazing
How to Assess the Health of Senior Mares and Stallions
Equine reproduction specialist Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf explains how to evaluate senior mares and stallions to assess their general health.
Veterinarian examines horse with stethoscope during medical training
Listening to and Interpreting Equine Gut Sounds
Learning how to listen to and interpret your horse's gut sounds can clue you and your veterinarian in to possible GI tract issues.
no long fiber horses
Feeding Horses That Can’t Eat Long Fiber 
As older horses’ teeth deteriorate, they might need to transition to a forage replacer diet to prevent impaction colic and choke.
Officer Heather Geer with Mackenzie, senior mounted police horse
Get to Know Senior Mounted Police Horses
Meet three of the five senior horses that serve on the Kentucky Horse Park Mounted Police Unit.
colic surgery horse on hoist
Colic Surgery in Senior Horses
The outcome of colic surgery in aged equines has improved greatly in the last 20 years.
early signs of laminitis
Recognizing the Early Signs of Laminitis in Horses 
Many horses have mild signs of laminitis before they become lame, particularly at-risk horses such as seniors, ponies, and equids with insulin dysregulation.
black older mare and foal in field
Can I Breed My Older Mare?
Veterinary reproduction specialist Dr. Maria Schnobrich explains some of the factors owners should consider before breeding their older mares.
woodchip paddocks
The Benefits and Uses of Woodchip Paddocks
A woodchip paddock is a great turnout environment for horses at risk of laminitis or sand colic or recovering from lameness or pastern dermatitis.
Feeding hospitalized laminitic horse
Caring for the Laminitic Horse on Stall Rest 
Dr. Nicola Jarvis shares steps caretakers can take to ensure these horses don’t deteriorate mentally or physically while on prolonged box rest.
Friesian stallion
Care of the Older Stallion Video
There are many ways to help a senior stallion reproduce successfully. Here are tips from Dr. Maria Schnobrich.
Hospitalized senior horses
Caring for Hospitalized Senior Horses
Learn about the special requirements and considerations for older horses in hospital settings or on stall rest for weeks or months at a time.
Red horse sleeping on the grass in summer
Horses and the Science of Sleep
Learn more about the importance of sleep for optimal equine welfare in this video from the producers of Horses and the Science of Harmony.
PPID quality of life
Quality of Life Tool for Monitoring PPID Horses
Researchers are refining an owner-reported tool veterinarians can use to monitor PPID horses over time.
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6 Senior Horse Myths
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Tips For Equine Weight Gain Through Increased Body Fat
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How Long Can a Horse, Pony, Donkey, or Mule Live?
Horse teeth
Horse Teeth by Age
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EOTRH horse upper incisors
Understanding EOTRH: A Common Dental Disease in Senior Horses
senior horse dental issues eating mash from bucket in snow
My Senior Horse Podcast: Feeding Senior Horses With Dental Issues
Senior horse on pasture, representing EMS.
What Senior Horse Owners Need to Know About Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)
Equine Lameness Check
Common Causes of Lameness in Older Horses
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