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As winter approaches, most horses go from eating grass to eating hay. You should prepare your horse for this transition in fall, especially if your horse is more than 20 years old. “Older horses are more likely to have teeth problems,” cautions Frederick Harper, Extension horse specialist with the University of Tennessee.
“They often wear sharp points on the inside of the lower check teeth and outside of the upper check teeth. These points can interfere with eating hay. Teeth should be checked and filed in fall, before the hay-eating time begins.”
Buy quality hay
Harper recommends you stock up on high-quality hay that is soft to the touch in fall.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to find good horse hay once winter sets in,” he notes. “Course hay is more difficult for the older horse to chew and digest.”
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