Senior & Hard Keeper Nutrition

Designed for older horses, hard keepers, and horses that have difficulty maintaining appropriate body condition.

This consultation evaluates the horse’s entire feeding program with special attention to chewing ability, forage intake, calorie density, digestibility, protein quality, and age-related nutritional needs.

What’s Included

* Complete intake and history review

* Current forage and feed evaluation

* Dental and chewing-ability considerations

* Body condition and weight-goal assessment

* Calorie and energy evaluation

* Protein and amino acid review

* Vitamin and mineral evaluation

* Supplement analysis

* Forage-replacement assessment when needed

* Complete-feed evaluation

* Feeding-frequency recommendations

* Soaked-feed or mash recommendations when appropriate

* Sugar and starch review when relevant

* Identification of deficiencies, excesses, and unnecessary overlap

* Individualized feeding recommendations

* Written Klepinger Equine nutrition plan

* Two follow-up adjustments within 60 days

Appropriate For

* Senior horses

* Hard keepers

* Horses with reduced chewing ability

* Horses with missing or compromised teeth

* Horses requiring soaked or mash-based diets

* Horses transitioning to forage-replacement programs

* Horses with difficulty maintaining weight

* Horses needing higher-calorie but carefully balanced diets

The goal is to support healthy body condition with a practical feeding program that works with the horse’s age, dental ability, forage access, and individual nutritional needs.