HEALTH
Block for the yellow Trails Safe oval - Joseph
Click here for a report from the ASPCA : Horses in Disasters
Click here for a report from American Association of Equine Practitioners:
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Click here for a report from The Horse: Natural Disaster Are you and your horse ready for Emergency Evacuation?
COLORADO OUTBREAK FOR VSV 2019-2020-2021-23 Equestrians please stay aware and up-to-date in your area.
The National link from the USDA will also keep you, your neighbors, stable help, and equine friends "in the know" for all up-to-date equine news. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/equine - Updated 7.23
VSV Update: Colorado Vesicular Stomatitis
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHOWING SYMPTOMS IN HORSES
https://drive.google.com/…/1AWC-7db4_vhlnNqT7TZDQ7Knxj…/view
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SYMPTOMS IN CATTLE
https://drive.google.com/…/1iFf54b75AvZJbJ13q4kSrVKv_S…/view
Click here for a report from American Association of Equine Practitioners:
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Click here for a report from The Horse: Natural Disaster Are you and your horse ready for Emergency Evacuation?
COLORADO OUTBREAK FOR VSV 2019-2020-2021-23 Equestrians please stay aware and up-to-date in your area.
The National link from the USDA will also keep you, your neighbors, stable help, and equine friends "in the know" for all up-to-date equine news. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/equine - Updated 7.23
VSV Update: Colorado Vesicular Stomatitis
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHOWING SYMPTOMS IN HORSES
https://drive.google.com/…/1AWC-7db4_vhlnNqT7TZDQ7Knxj…/view
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SYMPTOMS IN CATTLE
https://drive.google.com/…/1iFf54b75AvZJbJ13q4kSrVKv_S…/view
Dear RFVHC Members,
My horse has lumps and bumps on him. Should I call my vet? ANSWER: Lots of times the best way to help your horse is to research the subject. Here is a link we found today with lots of questions and answers about BUMPS.... check-out this link: https://aaep.org/ask-the-vet/equine-skin-tumors
My horse has lumps and bumps on him. Should I call my vet? ANSWER: Lots of times the best way to help your horse is to research the subject. Here is a link we found today with lots of questions and answers about BUMPS.... check-out this link: https://aaep.org/ask-the-vet/equine-skin-tumors
Send us any illustrations you love that have to do with taking care of our horses....remember, some illustrators may not build a perfect illustration, cartoon, check-list but their intentions are good. Illustrative art is a decoration, interpretation, or visual explanation of a text, concept, or process, designed for integration in print and digitally published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. We will have these available to download soon.
HORSES HEALTH MATTERS!
This is an RFVHC Program sponsored by the Horse Council. Listed below will be the RFVHC Vet Educational Events with Chuck Maker DVM Links to PDF's and YOU TUBE Video recording of these lectures for your resource.
December 08, 2020 #1 Trail Riding First Aid PDF (Video) UNFORTUNATELY THE VIDEO IS ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTES LONG. IT WAS OUR 1ST ZOOM MEET AND WE WERE JUST LEARNING HOW TO ZOOM
February 18, 2021 # 2 Lameness and Gastro-intestinal health PDF (Video)
April 12, 2021 #3 Inside the Horse - Equine Cushings Disease and Insulin Resistance and Associated Laminitis PDF (Video)
June 1, 2021 #4 First Aid Basics for the Barn and Trail PDF (Video)
This is an RFVHC Program sponsored by the Horse Council. Listed below will be the RFVHC Vet Educational Events with Chuck Maker DVM Links to PDF's and YOU TUBE Video recording of these lectures for your resource.
December 08, 2020 #1 Trail Riding First Aid PDF (Video) UNFORTUNATELY THE VIDEO IS ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTES LONG. IT WAS OUR 1ST ZOOM MEET AND WE WERE JUST LEARNING HOW TO ZOOM
February 18, 2021 # 2 Lameness and Gastro-intestinal health PDF (Video)
April 12, 2021 #3 Inside the Horse - Equine Cushings Disease and Insulin Resistance and Associated Laminitis PDF (Video)
June 1, 2021 #4 First Aid Basics for the Barn and Trail PDF (Video)
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 or other diseases in Equestrian Facilities
FACILITY PERSONEL:
• Restrict access to a boarding facility to essential personnel (veterinarians, farriers, equine caretakers, trainers, and essential owners).
• Prohibit non-essential persons (students, friends, family members) from entering the facility.
• Stay 6 feet apart from other people and do not congregate.
• Do not allow access to the facility to anyone who has been exposed a person with symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, or fever) or if the person wanting access is showing any symptoms of COVID-19. View the CDC’s guidance on COVID-19 symptoms here.
• Limit crosstie use to every other crosstie.
• Use an online sign-up form to encourage horse owners to commit to an hour that they will be riding or visiting the barn, and limit each time slot to ensure that no more than 10 people are on the grounds at a time.
FACILITY ENVIRONMENT:
• Please do not touch anything unless you need to use it.
• Avoid sharing equipment and supplies between persons.
• The virus can persist on non-porous materials (leather bridles/saddles/halters, nylon halters/lead ropes, gate latches, door handles, spray nozzles) longer than porous materials (cotton lead ropes, saddle pads).
o Clean communal leather tack daily with tack cleaner in your own bucket and water
o Disinfect gate latches, spray nozzles, cross tie snaps, pitchforks, wheelbarrows, and other frequently used non-porous surfaces regularly or after contact with personnel.
o Stall door handles, hose ends, light switches, and feed scoops are handled by many people and should also be cleaned and disinfected frequently.
o Only designated individuals (trainers/staff) are to move and set jumps or other arena equipment.
o Prohibit the shared use of grooming supplies, helmets, and tack as these may be sources of environmental transmission of COVID-19 to other humans.
• Although there is NO EVIDENCE that horses can contract or become ill from COVID-19, practice good hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds or using a >60% alcohol hand sanitizer after touching a horse, communal areas, or communal equipment to prevent environmental spread of the virus.
Hand sanitizer is not as effective as soap and water, so only use when there is no soap and water available and hands are not visibly soiled.
FACILITY PERSONEL:
• Restrict access to a boarding facility to essential personnel (veterinarians, farriers, equine caretakers, trainers, and essential owners).
• Prohibit non-essential persons (students, friends, family members) from entering the facility.
• Stay 6 feet apart from other people and do not congregate.
• Do not allow access to the facility to anyone who has been exposed a person with symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, or fever) or if the person wanting access is showing any symptoms of COVID-19. View the CDC’s guidance on COVID-19 symptoms here.
• Limit crosstie use to every other crosstie.
• Use an online sign-up form to encourage horse owners to commit to an hour that they will be riding or visiting the barn, and limit each time slot to ensure that no more than 10 people are on the grounds at a time.
FACILITY ENVIRONMENT:
• Please do not touch anything unless you need to use it.
• Avoid sharing equipment and supplies between persons.
• The virus can persist on non-porous materials (leather bridles/saddles/halters, nylon halters/lead ropes, gate latches, door handles, spray nozzles) longer than porous materials (cotton lead ropes, saddle pads).
o Clean communal leather tack daily with tack cleaner in your own bucket and water
o Disinfect gate latches, spray nozzles, cross tie snaps, pitchforks, wheelbarrows, and other frequently used non-porous surfaces regularly or after contact with personnel.
o Stall door handles, hose ends, light switches, and feed scoops are handled by many people and should also be cleaned and disinfected frequently.
o Only designated individuals (trainers/staff) are to move and set jumps or other arena equipment.
o Prohibit the shared use of grooming supplies, helmets, and tack as these may be sources of environmental transmission of COVID-19 to other humans.
• Although there is NO EVIDENCE that horses can contract or become ill from COVID-19, practice good hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds or using a >60% alcohol hand sanitizer after touching a horse, communal areas, or communal equipment to prevent environmental spread of the virus.
Hand sanitizer is not as effective as soap and water, so only use when there is no soap and water available and hands are not visibly soiled.
What happens to your horses or your stable if YOU GET SICK http://equinediseasecc.org/Content/ContentDocs/COVID-19-Caring-for-your-horse-during-a-pandemic-finalxx.pdf. Who will care for YOUR HORSE? Here's a link to a document that you can follow and create instructions.
This photograph you can download as a poster in your barn. https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/images/COVID_19andBarn_%20safety.jpg
Here is the link to download and print.
This photograph you can download as a poster in your barn. https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/images/COVID_19andBarn_%20safety.jpg
Here is the link to download and print.