Senior Horse Care

Watching a life-long partner in her last years is a hard pill to swallow.

If you own an older horse, these senior horse care tips will help to keep him healthy, happy, and sound as he ages.

Advances in equine health care have extended the potential lifespan of senior horses. What you should expect as yours grows older?

Mindful management can extend the career of your senior performance horse.

Choose the right senior horse retirement facility for your horse with this step-by-step guide.

Have a senior horse in your herd? Here’s how to keep him in the best possible shape throughout his teen years and beyond.

On February 26, 2018, we said the hard goodbye to our senior horse Old Paint. He was a regular in our Instagram feed and appeared on many pages of H&R, so you’re likely familiar with him. But most importantly, he was our sons’ first horse.

Have you ever acquired a horse that was 15 years of age or older at the time you bought or adopted it? Please let us know by participating in H&R’s Gallop Poll.

He wasn’t a fancy-looking horse, but he helped preserve this reader’s confidence.

A reader wonders how swayed backs happen and how they affect horses.

When is the best time to begin a specialized feeding regimen for your older horse? These tips can help you determine how to best meet his needs.

Older equines need all the same basic care other horses do, including regular vaccinations and deworming, plus routine hoof care.