Pet horse — aged / senior / geriatric — diet & nutrition management (Europe PMC)

Pet horse — aged / senior / geriatric — diet & nutrition management (Europe PMC)

Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, query "(aged horse OR senior horse OR geriatric horse OR old horse) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feed)", 11388 hits (2026-07-22). Each entry is a first-hand peer-reviewed study; the abstract opening is quoted verbatim from the publisher abstract. 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).

1. PMID 41829021 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A German study (Animals, 2026) examined nutrition, housing, and overall care approaches for geriatric horses, noting that management changes mean more horses are kept into older age while age-specific management practices remain insufficiently developed. (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)
2. PMID 42193726 — Welfare Assessment in Equine-Assisted Service (EAS) Horses. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Equine-Assisted Service (EAS) horses can be exposed to stressors that affect their behavior and welfare. Previous studies investigated behavioral and physiological indicators (PI) *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
3. PMID 42071996 — Efficacy of an Oral Chondroprotective Joint Supplement on Stride Length and Gait Symmetry in Aged Geldings with Chronic Lameness. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Oral joint supplements (OJSs), specifically those containing glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, are some of the most popular feed additives fed by horse owners. However, evidence *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
4. PMID 42278060 — The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Horses' Nutrition-A Review. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): This narrative review presents examples of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in horse nutrition. Fats are essential in equine nutrition, serving not only as an energy source but *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
5. PMID 42278111 — Management of Equine Post-Extraction Cheek Tooth Alveoli: Application of Alveolar Plugs. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Preservation of dentition remains the primary goal of equine dentistry; however, cheek tooth extraction is required in cases of severe dental pathology. Following tooth extraction, *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
6. PMID 42003943 — Ethological and clinical evaluation of the welfare of horses in draft competitions in Spain. (Frontiers in veterinary science, 2026). Abstract (opening): Draft and pulling horses are used in a traditional equestrian sport in the Valencian Community (Spain), in which horses must pull a cart loaded with a weight equivalent to twice th *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*

Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.

Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_equine_senior_geriatric_feed_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).

License & attribution

Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41829021/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42003943/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42071996/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42193726/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42278060/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42278111/