Equine records · EQ-27

Horse Temperature Monitoring Chart

A free printable horse temperature chart: up to six horses, morning and evening readings for a month, each against the horse's own normal, not a printed range.

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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Spot a horse running above its own normal while there is still time to keep it apart. It suits new arrivals in isolation and in-contact horses during an outbreak.

Who it is for

Yard managers, horse owners and anyone looking after new arrivals, isolating horses or in-contact horses.

How to use it

Take each horse's temperature at rest on several days while it is well, and write its own normal in the top table.
Note each horse's status and, for a new arrival, the date it came and what was checked.
Write the morning and evening readings in that horse's pair of columns, day by day.
If a reading is up on its normal or the horse seems unwell, call your vet and write what was done in the action column.
Write a release date in the top table only once your vet has agreed it.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: Morning and evening temperatures for up to six horses through one month, each read against that horse's own normal rather than a printed range.

Its own normal, not ours. No normal range is printed. Learn each horse's own normal by taking its temperature at rest on several days while it is well, and write it below. Use the same thermometer the same way each time. If a reading is up on its normal, or the horse seems off colour, keep it apart if you can and call your vet.

Write-on lines: Yard · Month and year · Thermometer · Unit (°C or °F)

Horses on this chart — status: new arrival, isolating, in contact or resident

Also printed: Horse · Name · Own normal · Status · Arrived · Vaccinations · Released · at rest · if new · checked: date, by · date agreed with vet

Readings — write the time if it is not the usual one

Also printed: Horse A · Horse B · Horse C · Horse D · Horse E · Horse F · Day · Vet called or action

Page 2

Also printed: Horse A · Horse B · Horse C · Horse D · Horse E · Horse F · Day · Vet called or action

Questions

Why is no normal temperature range printed?

Because horses vary, and a reading that is ordinary for one can be raised for another. The chart asks you to learn each horse's own normal at rest and to read every number against that. Your vet can tell you what change should prompt a call.

Can I use it for a single horse?

Yes. Use the A columns and leave the rest blank, or keep one chart a month for a horse on longer monitoring. The top table still records its normal and its status.