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Recognising when a horse is in pain

Horse & Hound

    • Deciding if a horse is in pain is a matter of knowing what to look for.

    Persistent, severe pain can cause weight loss, changes in eating and sleeping patterns and modifications in normal behaviour.

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    But the greatest difficulty lies in detecting mild, but persistent pain, which may occur due to long-standing conditions such as a sore back or an arthritic limb.

    Signs of acute pain include:

    • A pulse rate of more than one beat per second (ie 60 beats a minute)

    • An increased respiratory rate

    • A raised temperature

    • Sweating

    • Trembling

    • Colic: Never forget that this is a key sign of pain

    For the full article on pain management, see Horse & Hound (12 August, ’10)

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