The positive (green) electrode is positioned over the apex beat area of the heart, on the thorax, caudal to the left elbow. The yellow electrode can be positioned on the middle of the left scapula. The remaining black electrode can be positioned anywhere on the body sur- face of the Read more…
left side. The best place to listen to the heart is just behind the elbow (see picture). The heart can be heard on either side, but is often louder on the left side. The horse has a large heart and a slow resting heart rate. When you listen you will Read more…
The Cecum, Large Colon, and Small Colon The cecum is a large fermentation vat that is positioned primarily on the right side of the horse’s abdomen (FIGURE 4). What is the right side of a horse called? Off Side. The right side of the horse is considered the “off side.” Read more…
The distal limb is everything below the knee and the hock. What does distal limb mean? In medicine, it refers to parts of the body further away from the center. For example, the hand is distal to the shoulder. The thumb is distal to the wrist. Distal is the opposite Read more…
Figure 3: Assessment of a horse’s pulse using two fingers under the cheek. Alternatively, if you have a stethoscope you can hear the horse’s heartbeat from the left side, right behind the elbow, around the area where the girth of a saddle would lie. What is the ideal place to Read more…
Once you hear the “lub-dub” of the heartbeat, check your watch and count for 15 seconds then multiply by 4 to get the beats per minute. A normal heart rate for an adult horse ranges from 28–48 beats per minute. Larger breeds are on the lower end of the range, Read more…
CEP Gut Check is a specially formulated oral supplement that works by neutralizing excess acid in the stomach to prevent stress-related secretion of adrenaline and cortisol. Gut Check also helps horses to remain calm during stressful situations like training, riding, hauling, competing, and traveling. What is CEP gut check? CEP Read more…
The horse small intestine is over 70 feet in length and contains three parts. The first part is the duodenum. It starts at the stomach and extends 3-4 feet. The second part is the jejunum. How much small intestine does a horse have? The small intestine is approximately 28% of Read more…
Comfort Gut is mildly alkaline, ultra small pored, very low ash, vegetal carbon, designed specifically for feeding which adsorbs (binds to) toxins in the digestive tract like excess acid and eliminates it from the horse’s system in the manure. Larger sizes may be available on request. Is Comfort gut good Read more…
Gastroscopy which uses a scope to directly look for ulcers in the stomach and proximal small intestine can’t be used in the hindgut. Instead, veterinarians often rely on observation of symptoms to make a presumptive diagnosis. How do you test for hind gut ulcers? In order to diagnose colonic ulcers, Read more…