This is so great that you are helping the old girl.
stabilized ground flax seed, served dry, will give her omega 3s and will help her gain weight.
The Seminole ration balancer is great if you can get it in your area.
I have a 23 year old TB gelding who has had all his incisors removed due to EOTRH. He thrives. He eats hay. He eats alfalfa. He eats grass. His gums his hay to the back of his mouth where he is able to chew. For grass he eats much like a cow- grabs with his tongue. It’s rather cute, actually. After his surgery to remove his incisors, I’ve actually been able to reduce his grain by a third since he’s much more comfortable and eating dry forage better now.
If she will eat dry forage, I would feed her as much as she’s willing to eat. Alfalfa, if available in your area, would be wonderful for her. You may find the smaller pieces of hay in alfalfa will be easier for her to gum.
In the past, I have had an older gelding who had no teeth. Incisors were very worn (but not diseased) and his molars were worn to gum level. He was in his 30’s. He ate about 20 pounds of Triple Crown Senior and 20 - 30 pounds of soaked alfalfa cubes daily. The mixture was left out for him in a muck tub for him to eat free choice. He never inhaled all of his mush in one sitting. He would eat, go wander, come back and eat, go try to gum some grass, by the next feeding the prior feeding was cleaned up. Keeping this un-frozen during the winter was our challenge, but a heated tub might have worked had we had access to an outlet safely. This gelding was used to eating this amount of food. A hungry horse would probably inhale the entire amount in one sitting.
It’s warming up here! I might actually be able to get a farrier out to see to her feet. I need her stronger before we can do dental work. Thanks for all the encouraging words - especially about toothless horses!
Forgot to mention, I have spare blankets. Does she need one?
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Got her covered for now. Thanks. I was nickered at today when I pulled up and when I was a bit slow to dispense dinner there was some pawing of the ground. 
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I love demanding mares. She’s feeling better if she can complain about slow service.
Keep up the good work!
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Mare is gaining weight gradually, much more alert and interactive. Wormed and started on pergolide. The chestnut mare personality is beginning to show. ;-). Owner is definitely limited in ability or willingness to fully care for mare. I am going to propose she give me the mare, and I will relocate her to field board with other mares. The question is how will she adapt after so many years alone? Any advice appreciated.
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