Sunday, February 12, 2012

Caring for Older Horses

By Dr. Joanna Currie


During the older years, first thing you should worry about are your horses' teeth. By making use of veterinary software, your horses get to experience the finest equine care. It's one of the hottest animal care system that uses a modernized equipment to care for your horses.

Horses are, of course, grazing animals and their mouths are positioned just right for that angled neck hanging all the way down to graze, nip and shear grass off and grind and chew it. Over the years this constant grinding wears the tooth surfaces down, and they fall out.

Eating will become difficult. Once he ceases eating accordingly, his health may weaken. Tribulations then arise from that cause.

A good thing you can do for your old equine is to have the Vet check his teeth twice a year for any abnormal wear, waves, hooks, or sore gums. Dealing with these things quickly help keep your horse able to eat for some time longer. Feed your horse with mashed food step by step. When it actually reaches a point where he needs it day-to-day, he's already accustomed to it.

Often check for issues with eating. Watch if he chokes, throws head, etc. Older horses will have difficulty consuming long fiber food. You can solve this problem by shifting to shorter cropped hay and/or add high fiber cubes as mash or straight.

Future challenges may arise by reason of lose teeth so ensure you resolve their dental problems now.

Your horse's ageing process varies, and will also count on his breed, workload, conformation, health background and the care he receives. Each equine is an individual. So, their aging process can vary as well.

Horses that are about 20 years of older are thought old horses or veterans. At this age, he is similar to a 60-year old person.




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