Age isn’t just a number

With age comes change, but the right nutritional balance can keep senior horses strong, comfortable and enjoying every moment, says the team from Rowen Barbary

Collectively, the Redwings sites are home to over ...

It’s horses for courses when it comes to feeding seniors — every one is different and so every regime needs to be honed to cater for individual needs, as Nicola Jarvis, head vet at Redwings Horse Sanctuary, and two owners explain

EOTRH is a painful, progressive dental disease that affects horses’ incisors and canine teeth. Often age-related, early diagnosis now enables better monitoring, more timely intervention and improved comfort for equine sufferers, says vet Emma Cassidy

Every horse has a unique personality and recognising and understanding this can inform care, improve wellbeing, guide training and strengthen bonds, finds Kim Wilson

Given that mastering the complexities of competing at five-star level can take many years, does it really matter what age you are when you reach this landmark? Ellie Hughes investigates