Question: What would you recommend for a 25 year old who has started to feel his age a little?

1. Episode 1:
Taking Care of Older Horses
QUESTION & ANSWER

2. Question
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Jodie Hirst posted on The Rosehip Co.’s wall
@rosehipco what would you recommend for
a 25 year old who has started to feel his age
a little? 🐴

3. Dear Jodie,
Unfortunately there is no ‘one size fits all’
answer to that question.
As horses get older, they can most often be
classified into 3 categories:
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4. The first are healthy senior
horses. Their nutrient
requirements would be the
same as a younger horse.
These seniors do not fit
the definition of geriatric,
and you should base their
nutritional requirements
on the nature of their
training and level of
regular usage.

5. The second group, hard
keepers, includes geriatrics
that struggle to maintain
healthy body condition due to
dental issues, gastrointestinal
inefficiency, a compromised
immune system, and/or stress
caused by pain issues. Many of
these horses also have special
nutritional needs.
Try to increase the energy
density of feed, and possibly
increase the digestibility
through grain processing and
adding more energy-dense
nutrients (to their diet) such as

6. The last is the opposite extreme caused by
geriatric conditions in which the geriatric
horse becomes overweight. These are
obese older horses that have metabolic
disturbances.

7. Depending on which category your horse falls
in, you would want to find something that
addresses your specific concern

8. In the older horse Elite Equine specifically addresses
joint pain and discomfort from cartilage degradation
- the natural way.
The Elite Equine answer
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9. Got the
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Inflammation is a natural response
and definitely needed, but sometimes
it causes more harm than good.
Galactolipids,
an active component inside rosehip,
prevents the anti-inflammatory
fighting agents from going overboard…
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10. Rosehips also helps
along their
appetite, as older
horses sometimes
have a difficulty
with this.
Have you ever
seen how they
enjoy finding the
odd rosehip fruit on
your hacking days
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11. By turning the
rosehip powder
into a tea and
adding it to
their drinking
water, it
emulsifies and
gently sooths
the intestinal
tract, should
any tummy
troubles be
present. And
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12. Since Elite Equine is
particularly high in
vitamin C, it builds
the immune system
naturally.
In older horses this
may be a specific
need, especially
approaching winter
with all its unique
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13. Overall, Elite Equine
adds to their general
robustness and you
should soon see a
healthier, happier
version of
Horse!
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14. Elite Equine is a
product of
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15. I hope this answered your
question, Jodie!
But please feel free to contact
me
at info@eliteequineuk.com if
you need any further
assistance.
Kind regards
Maxie

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17. Special thank you to Joe Pagan, PhD, for
his input
and www.bensound.com for providing
the tunes…
Thank you