A Good Life for a Horse's Golden Years. The aging of horses in your care is inevitable and, in fact, you may prefer to work with older horses to take advantage of their experience and patience in teaching young riders. But what can your expect of an older horse? Does he have special needs? Is he capable of carrying a workload, or should he be allowed to retire?Ê How do you keep him healthy and happy? Jessica Jahiel answers these questions and more, covering such vital topics as proper feeding, general care, and the importance of regular exercise and companionship, all of which result in an excellent quality-of-life for your older horse.Ê With her practical, expert advise, your aging horse will remain your trusty, trusting steed for years to come.Ê

A Good Life for a Horse's Golden Years. The aging of horses in your care is inevitable and, in fact, you may prefer to work with older horses to take advantage of their experience and patience in teaching young riders. But what can your expect of an older horse? Does he have special needs? Is he capable of carrying a workload, or should he be allowed to retire? How do you keep him healthy and happy? Jessica Jahiel answers these questions and more, covering such vital topics as proper feeding, general care, and the importance of regular exercise and companionship, all of which result in an excellent quality-of-life for your older horse. With her practical, expert advise, your aging horse will remain your trusty, trusting steed for years to come.

Get your horse in shape and maintain his overall fitness, regardless of his age or abilities. Equine Fitness will have your horse looking and feeling his best with a series of fun exercise routines specifically designed to enhance his strength, stamina, and agility. Clear step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations make the exercises easy to follow, and the book includes a handy set of pocket-sized cards that you can use in the ring. Jec Ballou’s simple conditioning program promises lasting results for healthy horses and satisfied riders.

In this new book from award-winning horsecare author Dr. Karen Hayes, find out how to elevate the quality and vibrancy of your horse's life, while also helping to broaden his life span, with ten steps that are practical and proven, but not particularly well known in the horse world. Based on solid research and clinical experience, the earlier you apply these steps to your horse, the greater will be your rewards. Whether your horses value is emotional, financial, or a combination of the two. Whether hes three years old or thirty. If you want him to live the full extent of his natural lifespan and then some in brilliant, optimal health and soundness, then You Need To Read This New Book.Organized into ten hands-on steps that are clearly explained the whys as well as the hows Help Your Horse Live A Good, Long Life will teach you not only what you can do to better meet your horses needs, but also what you should not do.There are a lot of things we do, with all good intentions, that inadvertently encourage premature aging in our horses exactly the opposite of what we mean to do. With the information in this book, youll understand what it takes to avoid those pitfalls and give your horse the best possible chance at sparkling, vibrant health and a life free of discomfort and disability, from this moment and all the way through his senior years.Because of its bonus section on the latest news about insulin resistance, laminitis, and equine Cushings syndrome, this book is the official supplement to the major senior horse care reference book, Hands-On Senior Horse Care.As Dr. Hayes says about her own elderly horses, I understand that the day will come when I can no longer protect them against the effects of aging. I accept that. But not a minute sooner. In 26 years as a veterinarian, and 52 years as a horseman, Ive learned a lot about keeping horses young, and Ive condensed it into the practical, hands-on steps found in this little book.