Riders often select senior competition horses for their experience, but these horses require specific management to maintain their health and performance.
Understanding how mitochondria change with age could eventually help veterinarians better prevent, manage, and treat age-related health problems in senior horses.
Researchers at Tufts University assessed how relationships between owners and their geriatric and non-geriatric horses influenced veterinary care decisions.
A new study found that cheek tooth removal in geriatric horses (20 years and older) was not associated with a higher rate of complications than in younger horses.
Learn about the daily care that goes into managing a herd of senior horses and common age-related conditions the team at the University of Kentucky's Aged Horse Research Program sees.
