There is no exact age when your horse needs to be considered "senior."  There are, however, many signs that can help determine if your horse is ready to switch to a senior horse diet: difficulty chewing feed, a more prominent backbone or swayback, weight loss, sunken hollows over the eyes, and even gray hair around the muzzle, eyes, and temples.  Older horses are susceptible to Cushing's Syndrome often losing muscle tone over time.  It is important to utilize a diet with omega 6 and 3 fatty acids and increased levels of amino acids to help maintain muscle substance and top-line for these horses.  Owners should also choose a low starch/sugar feed with a higher level of fiber to compensate for lower intakes of forages and maintain healthy hindgut motility.  Highly digestible fiber sources such as beet pulp, alfalfa meal, and soy hulls are a great source of fiber.  As your horse ages, he may not have as efficient of an immune system as in their younger days, so a diet with added selenium and Vitamin E is also important.

By modifying work regimens, maintaining a healthy weight, and providing all of the nutrition these horses require, senior horses can live longer healthier lives than ever before and they will have you to thank.

Senior GC is fortified with glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for added joint support.

Guaranteed Analysis

*Not recognized by AAFCO as an essential nutrient

Ingredients

Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Oat Mill By-product, Heat Processed Soybeans, Ground Corn, Dried Beet Pulp, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Flaxseed, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Cobalt Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Calcium Iodate, Selenium Yeast, Sodium Selenite, Yeast Culture, Vegetable Fat Product (Feed Grade), Lecithin, Glycerin, Phosphoric Acid, Proprionic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sulfuric Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B-12,  Choline Chloride, Natural and Artificial Flavor, D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate (Shark).

Features and Benefits

Feeding Directions

Feed at regular times, at least twice daily with three daily feedings preferred. Feed according to the amounts shown below which are based on the weight of your horse and their level of work.

For Senior Horses: The following chart is the amount of Senior GC to feed in pounds/day showing minimum and maximum with the minimum lbs of hay per day shown (in parenthesis).

PROVIDE FREE CHOICE OF SALT, MINERALS, HAY/GRASS, ESPECIALLY IF FEEDING LESS THAN RECOMMENDED LEVELS:


Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Buckeye Senior GC when fed at 0.5% of body weight will supply 5 mg per pound of body weight of Glucosamine and 1.75 mg of Chondroitin per day. If you desire to feed additional feed, Buckeye Senior Pellet may be fed with the GC Formula. Both D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride and Chondroitin Sulfate are extremely safe and may be fed in excess of recommended levels.