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The following pages include information that we hope you find helpful:
VITAL SIGNS FOR ADULT HORSES:
  • Average Rectal Temperature 100.5 degrees Farenheit  
  • Range of 99.0 - 100.8
  • Normal pulse rate per minute 32 - 44
  • Normal Respiration rate per minute 8 - 16
ONLINE GESTATION CALCULATORS:
DETERMINING THE RIGHT SIZE HORSE FOR A RIDER:
How does one determine the proper size horse for him/herself?  Here is a formula with example:
  1. Add up the total weight of the horse, rider, and tack.  Our example: Horse + rider + tack=
    1188 pounds
  2. Measure the circumference of the cannon bone midway between the knee and fetlock.  Our
    example:  7.5 inches
  3. Divide the total weight by the circumference. Our example:  1188 / 7.5 = 158.4
  4. Divide the result by two.  Our example:  158.4 / 2 = 79.2
Values below 75 are great!  Values from 75-80 are acceptable.  Values over 80 indicate weaker
legs and a need to train carefully, especially downhill.  At this level a rider needs a horse with
more substance.
* Reference: The Heavier Riders' Guide by Beverly Whittington and Rhonda Hart-Poe
FOAL COAT COLOR CALCULATOR:
  • http://www.animalgenetics.us/CCalculator1.asp                                                                          
    Note: All stallions at Deer Creek are red carriers
EquestrianLife.com
TRAINING:
Texas training barns we recommend for gaited horses:
Walkers West, Terrell, Texas   www.walkerswest.com
Cloud 9 Walkers  near Houston, Texas  www.cloud9walkers.com
Happy Hill Stables near Dallas, Texas  www.happyhillstables.com  

Texas training barns we recommend for shetland/miniature horses:
L & M Equine Services  Quitman, Texas  www.lmequineservices.com

MY FAVORITE BOOKS:  All can be ordered through Amazon   
  • The Complete Book of Foaling: An Illustrated Guide for the Foaling Attendant (Howell
    reference books) by Karen E. N. Hayes
  • Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship: Establishing Respect and Control for English
    and Western Riders by Clinton Anderson and Ami Hendrickson
  • Riding Logic by Wilhelm Museler
  • The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine (5-Minute Consult) by Joseph J. Bertone,
    Christopher M. Brown Bvsc, and Joseph J. Bertone DVM