Proverbs 27:23–27: Know the State of Your Flocks
Proverbs 27:23–27 treats careful, ongoing knowledge of the animals in your care as a duty of wisdom, grounded in the fact that riches and status do not stay put. Elder care for an aging horse fits that same pattern of paying attention rather than assuming.
Proverbs 12:10: Kindness to Animals and Character
Proverbs 12:10 is not a feeding technique for taming a horse. It is a wisdom saying about character: a righteous person guards the life of the animal in his care, while the mercy of the wicked proves cruel.