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EQUINE MEDICINEBehavior, Common Management Practices

Permanent RecordsShould IncludePermanent identificationReproductive historyWeight and condition scoresNormal TPRDeworming historyVaccination historyIllnessesSurgeriesShoeing

Equine SensesSightHearingTouchSmellTaste

SightMonocularBinocularBlind spot

SightVisual AcuityVisual StreakLight & Dark AdaptionDepth PerceptionColor Vision

HearingPitchVolumeSoundsAnticipation

Touch, Smell & Taste

TouchWhiskersMuzzle SmellFlehmen Taste

ReflexesSuckWithdrawalCroup & Perineal ChainsCutaneous Trunchal Chain

Communication

ContentmentFriendlyAlertUnfriendlyImpatientAnnoyanceFright/Fury

Body LanguageHindquartersHead & NeckTeethLipsNostrilsEars

Body LanguageEyesLegsTail

Vocal LanguageExhaleSharp BlowWhinnyScreamNickerGruntSqueal

Communication with HorsesNatural AidsBodyMindVoice

Mental ProcessesPower of AssociationAnticipationMemoryImprintingModelingHabituationSacking OutFlooding

Stall Maintenance

BeddingStrawWood Shavings/SawdustWood PelletsPaper

Stall MaintenanceFloorDirt/Decomposed GraniteConcreteMatsWoodSand

Stall MaintenanceStallsGood ventilationOpen pipesPartially enclosedWoodMetalCinder blockPre-fab

Fly ControlSanitationManure removalDrainagePrevent overstockingChemical controlSpray onBait stationsTraps Biological controlPredators

Pasture ManagementOver/Under grazingRotate oftenMow regularlyDrag annuallyFertilize as needed

Toxic PlantsFiddleneckPhotosensitizationWeight lossJaundice FoxgloveHeart irregularitiesDiarrheaLabored breathingLocoweedIncoordinationWeight loss

Toxic Plants

NightshadeTremblingIncoordinationDiarrhea SagebrushExcitabilityFalling Yellow Star ThistleTongue hangingSmiling expression

Toxic Plants

AvocadoColicDiarrheaMastitis AzaleaDiarrheaColicDepressionIncoordination Sudan GrassFrequent urination/defecationTremors

Toxic PlantsOleanderSweatingBloody diarrheaColic Black WalnutLaminitisMorning GloryExcitabilitySalivation