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Coat Changes and Immune System Shifts in Senior Horses
October 14, 2025
⎯ Kimberly S. Brown
Coat changes in senior horses correlate with the immune system and can help us understand the horse's overall health status.
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Understanding the Aging Equine Immune System 
August 16, 2025
⎯ Alexandra Beckstett
Horses experience less profound immune system changes than humans as they get older. However, researchers still have much to learn about equine aging.
Alisa Herbst, PhD
Alisa C. Herbst, PhD
January 11, 2024
⎯ My Senior Horse Editors
Alisa Herbst, PhD, is a postdoctoral associate who has researched topics such as muscle atrophy, aging and immune function in horses, and the health and management of senior horses.
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