Knowing When to Let Go: Owners, Vets, and Pain in Aging Horses

Hosts Nancy McLean and Kate Acton discuss a 2025 study on how owner–veterinarian interactions affect recognition and management of pain in horses, using owners' stories and vets' perspectives to highlight subtle behavioral signs and practical decisions. The episode emphasizes the importance of knowing each horse's normal behavior, keeping compassionate communication open with veterinary teams, planning for aging horses, and making welfare-focused choices. Research Link:

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Knowing When to Let Go: Owners, Vets, and Pain in Aging Horses is an episode from Conversations in Equine Science by Nancy McLean.

This episode is 31:51 long.

This episode was published on Oct 18, 2025.

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