Equine health issues are one of the biggest concerns to Kentucky horse owners. In the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey, a total of $99,000,000 was spent in 2022 for Vet/Health related expenses. Of these health-related issues, Kentucky horse owners ranked Senior Equine Care, Musculoskeletal Issues, Gut/Digestive Problems, Parasites, and Laminitis as issues with most concern. Two of which (Gut/Digestive Issues and Laminitis) are caused partially by diet. One of the solutions to these issues is to understand the makeup of a horse's diet through feed testing and ration building. Most extension offices offer feed testing of which agents will gather core samples of hay and supplemental feed to be sent off to one of many testing laboratories. Last fall, I was able to work with a retired resident who 1.) wanted to reduce the risk of laminitis and 2.) wanted to ensure her elderly horse had enough nutrients and body fat to last the winter. In the fall of the year I worked with this resident to test her hay and create a ration schedule based on the quality of hay reported. As the winter season began, her schedule led her to feed the highest quality hay during the worst of the winter weather and the lowest quality hay during the fair weather. She also agreed to feed low quality hay as "filler" along with high quality hay in order to provide digestible material without increasing calories too much. This ration was created by looking through various extension resources from the University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, and Penn State. At the end of the winter months, her horses have had no issues with laminitis and have maintained a body score of 5-6. Because of this experience, this resident has now expressed interest in using extension resources to increase the quality of her pastures as well as prevent overgrazing. She has conducted a soil test through extension and is working to implement a rotational style grazing system. I continue to share extension resources with her as she achieves her goal of providing proper nutrition to her horses.