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Horse Health

Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

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Some More Vocabulary Vaccination/Immunization: a shot which prevents disease Neurologic: concerning the nervous system (brain & spinal cord) Paralysis: inability to move

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Page 1: Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

Horse Health

Page 2: Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

Some Important Vocabulary

• Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies

• Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse to horse ex- Colic

• Vector: a carrier of a disease

Page 3: Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

Some More Vocabulary

• Vaccination/Immunization: a shot which prevents disease

• Neurologic: concerning the nervous system (brain & spinal cord)

• Paralysis: inability to move

Page 4: Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

The Basics

• Normal Body Temperature– 99-101 degrees Fahrenheit – Checked with thermometer inserted in horse’s

rectum

Page 5: Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

The Basics

• Respiration– 8-16 breaths per minute (bpm)– Watch horse’s side and feel its breath for 15

seconds, then multiply by 4 (or stethoscope)

– Also, you want to listen with stethoscope for clear lung sounds

Page 6: Horse Health. Some Important Vocabulary Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse

The Basics

• Pulse– (heart rate)– 30-40 beats per minute– Feel under jaw and count for 10 seconds, then

multiply by 6