McKinlay & Peters Equine Hospital
How To Take Your Horse's Vital Signs
Learn more about how to take your horse's vital signs from Dr. McKinlay!
| Adult Horses | |
| Temperature | 99.5° – 101.5° F | 
| Heart Rate | 32 – 44 beats/min. | 
| Respiratory Rate | 6 – 16 breaths/min. | 
| Mucous Membranes | Pale pink & moist | 
| Capillary Refill Time | 1 – 2 seconds | 
| Gut Sounds | Gut Sounds | 
| Foals (within 10 min. of birth) | |
| Temperature | 99° -102° F | 
| Heart Rate | < 60 beats/min | 
| Respiratory | 40–60 breaths/min | 
| Foals (within about 12 hours of age) | |
| Temperature | 99° -102° F | 
| Heart Rate | 100-200 beats/min | 
| Respiratory | 20-40 breaths/min | 
