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When your horse is exercising, they have an increased oxygen intake and increased blood flow. This pushes their heart rates to upwards of 220 bpm, with their blood flowing through their lungs at a staggering rate of 75+ gallons per minute!

Increased blood flow leads to increased blood pressure inside the pulmonary capillaries. On the outside of the pulmonary capillaries there is a strong opposing vacuum pressure caused by the horse breathing up to 120 breaths per minute (one breath every half second). Together these opposing forces can cause small tears in the capillaries resulting in blood spilling into the airways.

This is called exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage, more commonly known as EIPH.

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𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬

Knowing your horse’s normal vitals helps you catch illness or injury early—especially when something feels off.

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬:
𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥: 97.0°F–100.5°F
→ Digital thermometer (re**al) with l**e.
𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙚: 28–40 bpm
→ Fingers under jaw or front leg “armpit.” Count 15 sec x 4.
𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 8–16 breaths/min
→ Watch the flank or nostrils. 1 rise = 1 breath.
𝙈𝙈 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧: Pale pink and moist
→ Lift the lip and check gums.
𝘾𝙍𝙏: Under 2 seconds
→ Press the gums and release—color should return quickly.

𝐅𝗼𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭:
𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥: 99.5°F–102.5°F
𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙚: 80–120 bpm
𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 20–40 breaths/min
𝙈𝙈 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 & 𝘾𝙍𝙏: Same as adults — pink, moist gums with refill time under 2 seconds

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩!

A fever is often the first sign of something wrong—virus, infection, inflammation, etc. If your horse is acting “off,” take a temp before anything else.

Some horses run slightly hotter or cooler, so it helps to know what’s normal for your horse. Check vitals occasionally when they’re healthy and keep a record for reference.

𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐗 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞
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