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Horse Health 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 Some More Vocabulary • Vaccination/Immunization: a shot which prevents disease • Neurologic: concerning the nervous system (brain & spinal cord) • Paralysis: inability to move The Basics • Normal Body Temperature – 99-101 degrees Fahrenheit – Checked with thermometer inserted in horse’s rectum 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 The Basics • Pulse – (heart rate) – 30-40 beats per minute – Feel under jaw and count for 10 seconds, then multiply by 6