Deciphering Your Feed Tag: Senior Horses
Shannon Pratt-Phillips, MSc, PhD
May 22, 2025
Learn what nutrients are in your senior horse’s feed and why his body needs them.
Learn what nutrients are in your senior horse’s feed and why his body needs them.
Experts share best practices for feeding and managing aging metabolic horses in The Horse‘s Older Horse 2025 issue.
Your horse needs essential nutrients from the diet to stay healthy. An equine nutritionist explains how to meet those needs through proper feeding.
Does your old horse need additional vitamin supplementation in his later years? An equine nutritionist shares how to ensure your senior horse gets the nutrition he needs.
One reader wants to know how she can manage her metabolic horse that is also prone to gastric ulcers. Here’s what she should consider.
While steeped in tradition, feeding bran mashes can cause GI distress in horses. Learn why, and discover alternatives.
Feeding senior horses doesn’t have to be complicated. Some need nutrition adjustments based on their health status and body condition. Sponsored by Sentinel Equine Nutrition.
Horses need the essential nutrient vitamin E for proper muscle and cell function. Here’s how you can be sure you’re meeting their requirements.
Your horse’s nutritional requirements depend on his life stage and individual needs.
Proteins and the amino acids that form them play important roles in the horse’s body, from muscle building and function to neurotransmission and hormone synthesis.
Vitamins and minerals comprise a small portion of the horse’s diet by weight, but their importance is enormous. Learn more about when supplementation might be needed.
Researchers believe exercise, stress, and diet can contribute to leaky gut in horses, but a prebiotic product might reduce the incidence.
Extruded horse feeds offer higher digestibility, longer consumption time, and decreased dust and pathogens, making them an ideal option for feeding some types of horses.
An equine nutritionist explains why beet pulp might be a useful addition to your senior horse’s diet, especially during colder months.
What could cause a horse to develop equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis (EOTRH)?
Horses with certain health conditions should skip sweet treats. Find out if your horse is one.
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