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Observation
What you see. The starting point for addressing any equine health related issue is your observation.
YOU ARE OBSERVING
Weather Change, Snow, Rain, Lightning, Thunder
Summary
Severe weather and weather changes can cause stress in horses. Compounding the direct effect of the stress are changes in management, which may or may not help the situation. Sometimes, the management changes made in response to a major weather change
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Contact Your Vet to Obtain Useful Advice & Resources
your role
What To Do
Generally, keep feeding and management as close to normal as possible. Provide appropriate shelter for the particular weather event. Horses should have access to shelter from wind, rain and snow. Feed as you usually would. Don't supplement with new feeds. These new feeds can be triggers for intestinal dysfunction and conditions causing colic.What Not To Do
Do not drastically change feed, thinking that horses need extra nutrition
Skills you may need
Procedures that you may need to perform on your horse.
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your vet's role
Questions Your Vet Might Ask:
- How are the horses doing? Are they showing problems of any kind?
- What weather change are you dealing with?
Diagnostics Your Vet May Perform
Figuring out the cause of the problem. These are tests or procedures used by your vet to determine what’s wrong.
