Title: List the essential components for maintaining an equine healthcare program.
Course: Equine Science (18104-18) > Section: Maintaining Health and Preventing Disease

List should include

- developing an annual plan for vaccinations, deworming, and dental and hoof care
- maintaining health records
- creating a basic plan for horse nutrition
- identifying differences among vaccination needs for different ages (e.g., foals, broodmares, geriatric horses)
- planning for the care of an older horse
- describing sanitation procedures and protocols.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When is it best to administer vaccinations? Why?
- How often should a horse receive hoof care?
- Why do a horse’s teeth need to be checked and floated?
- When might a horse’s health records be needed?
- How do the nutritional and management needs of an older horse differ from those of a younger horse?