Posted on 03/08/2013 5:58:37 AM PST by 1rudeboy
What happens is their teeth fail and they just can’t process food very well when they get old.
Horses are very suseptable to dental problems which often go untreated mainly because owners and even most vets don’t really know a lot about equine dentistry.
He’s probably 1/2 Thoroughbred and 1/2 Draft horse. This is a mix between a “light” horse and a “heavy” one. Their legs are thicker and often feathered, like a Clydedale’s, but the bodies are lighter in weight.
True, but you can keep the horse on a special diet. It’s not easy, though.
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