Checking your horse’s vital signs is an important way to monitor your horse’s health. Here, Dr. Janice Posnikoff shows us how.

 

Read more about collecting vital signs and download a chart of essential equine vital signs here.

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26 thoughts on “Video: How to Take Your Horse’s Vital Signs

  1. suzannawindsong says:

    No sound. Picture is too small. is there any way to make it larger? They window for “comment” gets LARGE…. yeah!

  2. Paige says:

    Thank you for making this video. It has really helped me know what to do in terms of tpr.

  3. samantha says:

    good info. thanks.

  4. Lisa says:

    Very good and she is easy to listen to, not boring. A bigger screen would be nice.

  5. Kerry says:

    Congratulations, I have just logged onto your website and looked at the video on horse vital signs, it was excellent. There is so much helpful information, I am signing up for your newsletter.

  6. Sarah says:

    Excellent video, she is very easy to follow, lots of helpful information.

  7. cherie says:

    A very useful video. Every horse owner needs to know these things.

  8. cole says:

    it is usefull

  9. Kristen says:

    I liked it a lot. I’m the kind of person that learns by sight, so it was very helpful

  10. jk says:

    Thanks for this video!

  11. colleen says:

    Great – very helpful! Brief, to the point – thank you!

  12. Lori says:

    Did I miss the part when she says what the temp. should be…? Answer 99.5-100* Love the vet. very informative!!

  13. amy says:

    it would not let me view this so it was no use for me.

  14. Ana says:

    GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!! It was so helpful. Thanks, HC!!!

  15. Chrystal says:

    What a great video, I’m new at having a horse and have so much to learn. So having someone who gets right to the point in a video was awesome. Great job

  16. Nora says:

    very informative video for us novices!
    Can you do one on wraps and bandages?

  17. Christine says:

    Absolutely excellent!

  18. Diane says:

    The videos were just great. Thanks. Sure would be wonderful if they were available for sale for use in student teaching and for new horse owners.
    We do a lot of teaching of horsemanship and summer camps.

  19. Diane says:

    Very informative. It is always preferable to be able to converse with your vet in an intellgent manner to ensure the best outcome for your horse.

  20. Shannon says:

    i thought this one one very interesting. it is good to know what there vital signs might come to.

  21. Mike says:

    Interesting! I hope that everyone has a great and safe weekend,plus I hope tha
    t they had a nice MLK Day and is having a great and safe Groundhog Day! That goes for last year and all the other years that I’ve missed.

  22. Jeannette says:

    Did u know your video can’t be viewed in an iPad 3!
    Apparently Adobe and Apple are having a bit of a dispute so most PDF and Flash won’t display on IPad 3 or 4.

  23. Mike says:

    Interesting! I hope that everyone’s Sunday is going great and safe! I also hope that they had a nice MLK Day and Groundhog Day! I’m sorry about last Monday!

  24. Marion says:

    Love instructional video’s, especially about our horses well being.

  25. Ray says:

    Great video for a “newbie” but doc forgot the most important info at the end! What is the target “normal” range for the temp?
    Thanks

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