How do you know when your horse is ill?

Answer 1

There are many things that can make a horse sick. Examples would be not being fed the correct amount of food each dayfor their weight,not enough fresh water ,grass or hay. If a horse gets too much feed it will become foundered and the hoofs will spilt open causing the horse not to be able to stand,sometimes this will cause death if no vet comes out to treat the horse. Colic is another thing that will kill a horse along with worms and eating posion weeds and plants. Did you know that horses also get colds like we humans do? Shipping cough is another problem some horses get.

Answer 2

Call a vet and quickly! Until then use your knowledge to care for the horse!

No. Using your knowledge to care for a horse is usually the worst idea, unless you are absolutely POSITIVE you know what you're doing.

Answer 3

If the disease it has is infectious.

Contagious. Only if it is contagious. not infectious

Answer 4

if it is colicing, it will usually not eat, smile, paw, lay down, and have a temperature. it's best to keep it walking or take it top the hospital A.S.A.P :)

Answer 5

It will usually lay still and it won't want to be ridden