Get Your Horse to Drink More Water This time of year the weather in Colorado is very difficult to predict. For example, yesterday it was 73 degrees, and today the high temperature is forecasted to be 27 degrees. This makes me nervous, especially because the last time the weather did this, Frisby coliced. I do not want to have that happen ever again. … [Read more...]
Checking Your Horses Vital Signs
Checking Your Horses Vital Signs As a nurse, I am very familiar with vital signs. Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and pain. A lot of times they call pain the fifth vital sign. But for horses, you can't really check their blood pressure, so as a horse owner you can cross that off your list of needing to know how to do. But for the remaining vital signs, … [Read more...]
My Horse Could Have Died
My Horse Could Have Died I hate to be dramatic, it's not who I am. So when I tell you my horse could have died, I am not saying it to be dramatic in any way. Let me explain.Yesterday, I was at work and I get a text message from my husband. Actually, I got 8 text messages from my husband while I was in seeing a patient. "Frisby doesn't look good." Was the first message … [Read more...]
