Customer:

“I’m thinking about switching my senior horse feed regiment to your product. He’s a 22yr old appendix paint 17 hands tall. I’ve gotten him up to a healthy weight he was thin when I rescued him. My concern is I’m feeding a lot of senior grain and I’m worried about the amount of sugar. I’m feeding 6lbs 2x day senior grain and 3lbs 2x day rice bran, good quality hay and bottom ground pasture. I would like to be able to give him less grain and still be able to get him the high calorie intake he needs. He also has a lot of arthritis in his hips. Which of your products would work best for him? I am blanketing him when temperatures drop below 40 degrees.”

Answer by Ph.D. Equine Nutritionist, Kelsey Johnson Nonella:

I would recommend Simplete Senior. It contains a full dose of Horse Guard, probiotics, and joint support in a 2 pound dose for a 1000 lb horse. So your guy weighs around 1250 you would want to 2 1/2 pounds. You could also consider adding some alfalfa to increase his caloric intake.