Health Articles

Helping Your Horse Through Its Golden Years
Older Horses - Jun 18th, 02
Fortunately for our nation's horse population, interest in equine geriatrics among veterinarians and researchers has been increasing. As a result, it has been found that not only do senior h...

Wintering the Geriatric Horse
Older Horses - Jun 18th, 02
Depending on where you live, your equine companions may have to tough it through harsh conditions in the winter months. Most horses, no matter what age, entering into the winter season in good...

10 Tips For Caring For The Older Horse
Older Horses - Nov 4th, 02
The following article is provided as a courtesy and service to the horse industry by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Lexington, KY   Because of advances in nutrition, m...

Feeding the Geriatric Horse
Older Horses - Jul 10th, 03
Revised April 2008     Introduction   With an aging population of horses, the equine clinician has the opportunity to include more geriatric medicine into their practice...

Senior Citizen Surgery
Older Horses - Oct 26th, 04
There are many factors that veterinarians and owners consider when a surgical treatment is recommended for a horse. Cost, type of surgery, severity of surgery, complications, outcome, rehabili...

Older Horse: Special Care & Nutrition
Older Horses - Jul 19th, 05
A Bayer HealthCare Animal Health Brochure     Special Care and Nutrition Due to improvements in nutrition, management and health care, horses are living longer, more useful li...