Any one know anything about horses?

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so i have a halflinger mixmare i rescued about 3-4 months ago. They said 10hh shes more like 14hh. the vet said when i got she was over 20. Her main was matted her leg was broke at one time so she has a little limp and she had her eye lashes on one eye cut off.They were gunna put her to sleep im sure.But she is oh so sweet. In about the last month she has gotten a little hippy.But acting fine should i put her on senior food?

She gets 2 quats of sweet feed a day and 3 flakes of hay.

Here are 2 pics before she got thin.

I would think it would be best to check with the Vet on that one.. How wonderful of you to take her in; my Aunt had her beloved horse Queeny until she was 24, so you have some time to enjoy her.

Senior feed worked miracles for our 40 year old pony we used to have.

You could give her senior food, it won't hurt. I'd also speak to my Vet. Plenty of horses live into their late twenties and into their early thirties so you will likely have some time with her She's very pretty. I have a purebred Haflinger who is 14. I don't see a lot of Haffie in her but I can see some in her body and in her face. She's def mixed with another smaller breed since she's only 10hh. Haffies are short but purebreds (with Austrian blood that haven't been mixed with other lines) are around 13-14hh. Mine is 14.5. A lot of times Haffies get mixed with Arabian's or Thoroughbreds. I'm surprised you've got such a little girl! She is really pretty. Good luck with her.

Have you had her teeth checked and floated recently? Old horses tend to wind up with a load of tooth problems. I would probably have a vet check her over anyways; even in elderly animals, weight loss is always for a reason. A senior feed certainly wouldn't do any harm at her age, but I think you want to rule out any potential problems.

I agree with the others here. Switching to at Sr. feed and having her teeth checked would probably help her out. You could also add some beet pulp or hay cubes to increase her roughage, once any teeth problems have been ruled out. If she will eat another flake or 2 per day (without wasting it) you can up her hay a bit too.

When was the last time that she was de-wormed?

Aww, She is cute!

I would definately have her teeth checked and floated if needed.

I fed a senior feed to my Appaloosa, I think I started feeding it when he was in his late teens. If you are only feeding three flakes of hay I would definately suggest feeding a bit more (atleast two decent sized flakes twice a day and maybe one or two mid day)Hay is very important in keeping your horse happy and healthy

Have you had a horse before? If not, You probably don't know that they need to be wormed every eight weeks. They should have their hooves trimmed/shoes resetevery six to eight depending on the type of ground and work that they do.


If you decide to change her feed do it gradually.

Good luck, I look forward to more pictures of her.