Feeding a Senior Horse Quality on a Budget

The following information is based on veterinary recommendations and my personal experiences rehabbing severely neglected horses. I would always recommend a veterinarian evaluate your equine before making any dietary changes. Blood work may prove helpful to establish a baseline of health in order to track progress as well as your horses physical capabilities to undergo your desired dietary changes. It is my hope that horse owner find this short video helpful with prolonging a greater quality of life for their senior companions.

[@kim_858]

I know this comes so late.. I just came across this video of Bones.. But..Thank You..Thank You..Thank You!!!..For sharing your knowledge and experience with us!. I also have and older OTTB..26.. Stills rides..but so difficult to keep weight on...🐎🐎 I do hope you get this notification, so you know how much I and others appreciate your efforts!

[@artemisiagentileschi2400]

Thank you for emphasizing to add water to the alfalfa/timothy pellets. So many don't and I cringe expecting the worst for their poor horse. I think it's mostly laziness on their part.

[@peachypanda96]

He looks amazing for 35!! Well done you for giving him a new lease of life! I'm glad the old boy is happy and healthy now! you'd never know he was previously abused! I've known some much younger horses that were always very well loved look worse!

[@lynettedundon1410]

I have a hard keeper who can't eat grain so I use nutreena safechoice original, beetpulp shreds and Timothy pellets since she has no teeth.It seems to be working and is relatively cheap.

[@eustacelongbottom9672]

All we feed where i live is alfalfa we dint have feed stores here and the farms only sell alfalfa. We have to order other feed online

[@mariebarnes6507]

where are you from?

[@kristenmcculloch9243]

I have a thoroughbred that refuses to eat the pellets soaked. I have tried everything I can, but he won't. If its dry he inhales it.....this has been a battle for 6 months. I just don't know how to change that about him

[@sidilicious11]

Kristen McCulloch I wonder if you could very slowly add a little bit more water to the pellets each feeding so he gets used to the texture. Start out adding only enough water to the pellets to break them up but not be sloppy. Good luck!

[@mariebarnes3454]

Sometimes it really is like spitting in the wind with it. I appreciate your frustration for sure. In the past we've buried Apple chunks, carrot chunks and molasses glazed throughout and some horses thats enough to get the ball rolling. The other thing would be to have a feed mill make your grain for a hard keeper.

[@kristenmcculloch9243]

@@mariebarnes3454 I am close to having someone make it. It's hard because he is toothless lol

[@mariebarnes3454]

@@kristenmcculloch9243 some of those mills can make it nearly like a powder

[@kristenmcculloch9243]

@@mariebarnes3454 that's what inhave to be careful of, it's like he is in denial that he doesn't have teeth. So far he really likes his senior feed.

[@Conny226]

How big is a scoop?