Comparision between a sick and healthy horse

Healthy horse

• Healthy respiratory rate 8-15 breaths per minute.
• normal heart rate of Foals (70-120 bpm), Yearlings (45-60 bpm), 2yr. olds (40-50 bpm).
• normal temperature 99-101degrees F
• not pawing or in pain
• not favoring a leg or looking at flank
• normal appetite
  

Sick horse

• Breathing heavy or slow
• abnormal heart rate
• temperature higher that 101 degrees or lower than 99 degrees F
• Pawing
• looking at flank or bitting flank
• favoring a leg or limping
• abnormal appetite
• shows discomfort or acts like its in pain