VETERINARY PROCEDURES
- Annual vaccinations
- Nutrition and body condition assessment
- Dentistry
- Sheath cleaning for male horses
- Final foaling preparations for pregnant mares
- Review of deworming schedules: frequency and products
- Fecal check for internal parasite eggs
- Discuss fitness and conditioning program
- Check in on your horse’s current soundness and address and diagnose any concerns
FARM MANAGEMENT and PREPARATION
- Stock insect repellents
- Order predatory wasps
- Prepare a clean fly sheet and fly mask
- Drain and remove areas of standing water and mud where possible
- Compost manure and soiled bedding
- Protect the barn and stalls against insects
- Check fences and arrange paddocks for safety
- Determine living arrangements that create the best herd dynamics
- Check saddle and equipment and repair as necessary
- Clean out horse trailer and check floor boards and latches, trailer brakes and hitch
