Older horses with poor teeth may benefit from having their feed soaked. This makes a soup-like mixture but will help them consume their feed. To do this, you may need to switch to a forage source such as alfalfa cubes or beet pulp. You need to consider those feeds that have a short fiber length because the horse will not be able to reduce the feed's particle size because of its teeth. In some cases, using a complete pelleted feed that contains both roughage and concentrate and is designed to be the sole source of nutrients for the horse may be your best choice. This feed will also need to be soaked to aid in feed consumption. The addition of corn oil does add calories to the diet and will be beneficial to maintaining the horse's weight. Small meals provided in a manner that makes consumption easy should help your horse maintain its weight. Regular dental care should also be considered.

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