These enhance the intestines' ability to digest feeds,, often improving weight gain, reducing feed intake and making the horse more energetic. Corn oil has 2.225 times the energy of an equivalent weight of corn. One cup of corn oil can replace two pounds of sweet feed in a ration, and horses generally find it very palatable. It also puts a gloss on the horse's coat. To formulate a proper ration for your aged horse, consult with your feed nutritionist or your veterinarian.
Every horse is an individual and needs an individual ration plan.
Good care of your aging horse will ensure many more years of active companionship and reward him for all the years and miles already given you. Dr. N. Lee Newman has been involved with horses for over 30 years. She received her veterinarian degree from the University of Georgia in 1976, then practiced for 12 years on the Hopi Indians Reservation and in ranching country in Northern Arizona. She returned to Virginia in 1988 to practice equine medicine and teach equine science at Lord Halifax Community College, two months of which are geriatrics. Needs of the Older Horse Adequate shelter from weather.