Doctor Green

Coming off winter, my old pal lost a few pounds.
This is a common thing with older horses for a variety of reasons.
Checked for parasites: clean.
Had my vet come out and explore the old boy's cecum and all seemed well, although he have us that look that clearly said, "Just what in hell do you think you're doing?"
Teeth were good, too. Floated not too long ago.
Considered whether the stress of recent changes in herd dynamics might be putting him off his feed.
Then, as an after-thought, checked teeth again.
Voila!
The length of the incisors was preventing the molars from making sufficient grinding surface.
Looks like the thing to do is to bring those front teeth down some.

Plus add some probiotics and cocosoya to his senior feed and see if we can put some muscle back on him.
And meanwhile, get him on some nice, green grass, too. Not too much, not too fast, but good nutrition goes a long way to solve a host of problems.

There are few things he enjoys more, and the sound of him munching away contentedly is a good relaxation mantra for me. You know you're really friends when you can spend time doing nothing in particular, not even feeling like you have to talk.
Just being together.

That's pretty good medicine, too.

sj