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).
- PMID 41829021 — Geriatric Horses in Germany: Approaches to Nutrition, Housing and Overall Care. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Changes in horse management and use mean that a growing number of horses are now kept into older age, while age-specific management practices for these animals remain insufficientl
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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,
- 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
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).