How Do You Take A Horses Temperature?
When you feel your horse might be sick , your first thought is to call the vet. However, horses seem to most often get sick on weekends and major holidays and at times of day that are likely to cost you for a barn call. If your horse seems slightly off, you might want to take his or her temperature before deciding to make that expensive phone call. Furthermore, if you can provide the vet with your horse’s current vital signs such as temperature, he or she can better make the decision of whether or not to come out to the barn. Finally, being able to take a horse’s temperature is a valuable skill to others that may not know how and can be used in training and competition situations to check how well a horse is able to cool out. Practice taking your horse’s temperature when he or she is healthy. Just like those of humans, horses’ individual temperatures will vary. Therefore, you will want your horse’s “normal” temperature in hot, cold, and worked conditions as a basis for comparison in ca
