Seasonal care essentials for senior horses through the year

Seasonal Care for Senior Horses

Year-round seasonal care guides for older horses: winter warmth and water, summer heat and hydration, spring laminitis risk, fall prep, blanketing, mud season, and fly control.

Winter Care for Senior Horses

Keep an older horse warm, fed, and hydrated through winter: blanketing decisions, feeding for body heat, preventing impaction colic, and arthritis comfort.

Read guide →

Summer Heat Care for Senior Horses

Shade, hydration, electrolytes, and fly protection for hot weather, plus why Cushing's horses overheat and how to recognize heat stress early.

Read guide →

Spring Grass and Laminitis Risk

Why spring grass triggers laminitis in metabolic seniors, the early warning signs, and how grazing muzzles, timing, and management protect at-risk horses.

Read guide →

Fall Care for Senior Horses

An autumn checklist: build condition before winter, fall Cushing's testing, dental exams, deworming, blanket prep, and fall laminitis risk.

Read guide →

Horse Blanketing Guide by Temperature

A practical blanketing chart by temperature: when to use a sheet, lightweight, medium, or heavyweight blanket, with special tips for senior horses.

Read guide →

Senior Horses in Mud Season

Manage mud season for an older horse: prevent thrush, abscesses, and mud fever, protect arthritic legs, and provide dry footing for hoof and skin health.

Read guide →

Preventing Dehydration in Summer

Keep an older horse hydrated in heat: how much water seniors need, hydration checks, electrolytes, salt, wet feeds, and the dehydration-colic link.

Read guide →

Keeping Horse Water From Freezing

Heated buckets, tank de-icers, insulation, and no-power methods to keep a senior's water liquid, plus why warm water prevents winter colic.

Read guide →

Fly Season Management for Seniors

Protect an older horse through fly season: UV masks for aging eyes, fly sheets, repellents, barn hygiene, and managing fly-related skin and eye problems.

Read guide →

Seasonal Senior Horse Essentials

Senior Cat Wellness & Care Planner

10 printable worksheets to track your aging cat's health, meds, vet visits, mobility, nutrition, and quality of life.

Get the Planner for $39