very old horse question

[heidi sowards <ribbitttreefrog@yahoo.com>]

Friends of mine have a 26+ year old arab gelding that was a
rodeo horse. (Barrels, games, etc.) He is now a babysitter
for 2 little girls. He's lost quite a few teeth, they have
him on grass hay and alfalfa, & beet pulp & equine senior
two times per day. He still is pretty gaunt looking (mostly
swaybacked, but still underweight.) I suggested a cup or so
of extruded soy mixed with the beet pulp. Any other
suggestions? He goes through a bag of equine senior per
week almost. Seemed like alot to me. Of course some
probably just passes through him, what with the missing
teeth and all. 

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