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My Senior Horse Podcast: Weight Loss Part 1
May 17, 2025
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Monitoring senior horse weight and muscle mass is important. There are many reasons a senior equid might lose weight.
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Senior Horse Science
April 13, 2025
⎯ Sarah Nelson
Check out these selected studies on aging equines to learn more about their care.
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Muscle Atrophy Research in Horses and Ponies
March 8, 2025
⎯ Kimberly S. Brown
The MASS system showed that horses and ponies with PPID typically had more muscle atrophy than similarly aged animals without PPID.
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Body Condition Scoring: Body Condition Index and Other Techniques
December 19, 2024
⎯ Sarah Nelson
Different ways of monitoring body weight as well as condition are described in this article. For example the new body condition index (BCI) might provide a better way to judge your horse’s fat for some...
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Understanding Aging Equines 
November 30, 2024
⎯ Kimberly S. Brown
There are many things horse owners can learn that will help them keep their aging equines healthy and happy. 
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Equine Muscle Mass: Detecting and Monitoring Changes
November 15, 2024
⎯ Alisa Herbst, PhD
The muscle atrophy scoring system (MASS) was developed to detect reductions in muscle mass quickly and reliably.
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Keep Aging Horses Strong: Understand Muscle Mass and Protein
September 13, 2024
⎯ Kristine Urschel, PhD
Older horses can lose muscle mass as they age, especially with an underlying condition. Learn how horses build muscle.
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