Do the vets take the temps on the horses? I cannot for the life of me remember if they did last year or not.
My mare did break her tail, and while it doesn’t bother her anymore, it is no longer half-flagged like it used to be because well…it was broke. She doesn’t like it getting lifted up to get at her to take her temp. 
Are you asking on Endurance or CTR?
Im clueless as to what they do at Endurance vet checks
CTR’s they dont do temp they do PnR at vet in.
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Are you asking on Endurance or CTR?
Im clueless as to what they do at Endurance vet checks
CTR’s they dont do temp they do PnR at vet in.[/QUOTE]
Endurance, I don’t do CTR.
They do P&R at endurance rides, as well.
I don’t remember them taking the temps, but I’m never too sure LOL
I would suggest calling the ride manager (or endurance equivalent) and asking.
Taking temps at an endurance ride is rarely done. I’ve been to a few where they took them as part of the pre-ride vetting but it was the same ride so must have been a ride manager or that particular vet thing. They didn’t push the issue if a horse was noncooperative. And since CTR is so variable from area to area, it’s hard to say what they do in your end of the world.
In Endurance: No, the vets don’t take temperature. It is not a parameter that needs to be logged/charted per AERC rules.
The vets will go over these parameters:
plus a trot out to determine soundness, and CRI
If your mare is OK about having her tail moved to the side for the anal check, you’ll be fine. But you might want to mention to the vet about the broken tail – knowing that they will be extra careful. Endurance vets are very caring people. :yes:
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In Endurance: No, the vets don’t take temperature. It is not a parameter that needs to be logged/charted per AERC rules.
The vets will go over these parameters:
plus a trot out to determine soundness, and CRI
If your mare is OK about having her tail moved to the side for the anal check, you’ll be fine. But you might want to mention to the vet about the broken tail – knowing that they will be extra careful. Endurance vets are very caring people. :yes:[/QUOTE]
Thank you! I do remember the anal tone thing.
I can move her tail to the side, and gently lift it up a bit, but not all the way like I used to be able to.
So that’s good, I’ll definitely let the vet know of the tail. This will be her first ride, so it should be interesting. 
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This will be her first ride, so it should be interesting. :)[/QUOTE]
Let the vet crew know it’s a novice horse. Most tend to take a little extra time and care with the process.
Good Luck!
You’ll be fine. The vets have been very slow and cautious about moving my horse’s tail aside. They don’t want to startle the horse and get somebody (including themself) hurt.
I agree with GTD that in my experience, endurance vets are the nicest, gentlest people who care about horses and riders and would do anything possible to accomodate any issues your horse has.
Even though things are busy at the vet checks, the vets do really try to keep things happy and comfortable for everybody involved.
Jess, you need to prepare your horse for this, practice it a bit with a friend before the ride. Sorry, a vet shouldn’t be put in the position of being the guinie pig (sp?) especially when it’s your horse’s first ride. By the way, a vet may have to take your horse’s temp at a ride. We did all the horse’s at one of the Od rides one year. I have seen a horse disqualified too for not letting the vet do gut sounds and anal tones, first ride scenario. Not that your horse would be that bad but they shouldn’t be at the kicking end of an iffy situation.
Bonnie
Taking horses temp at Vet Checks
I helped to P&R scribing for two days at an Endurance ride recently. The vets only did temp checks if there seemed to be some distress or problem with the horse. Usually this was done during a re-check, where they held the vet card and asked the rider to bring the horse back before going out for the next loop.
By the way: Doing the scribing for the vets at a ride is a great learning tool. When you spend a couple of days with
the vets, you will learn a lot of good stuff.
Paul N. Sidio
Spokane MO
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Jess, you need to prepare your horse for this, practice it a bit with a friend before the ride. Sorry, a vet shouldn’t be put in the position of being the guinie pig (sp?) especially when it’s your horse’s first ride. By the way, a vet may have to take your horse’s temp at a ride. We did all the horse’s at one of the Od rides one year. I have seen a horse disqualified too for not letting the vet do gut sounds and anal tones, first ride scenario. Not that your horse would be that bad but they shouldn’t be at the kicking end of an iffy situation.
Bonnie[/QUOTE]
Bonnie,
I have done all that I practice trotting out, having my friend mess and fuss with her while she stands [basically everything a vet does], and then trotting back out. I’ve been doing this since before I started her undersaddle, as I knew I planned on doing endurance with her.
Good for you, and the vets will thank you. I have seen some really dangerous horses at rides. Personally, when we had to do temps I handed the thermometer to the owner and held their horse for them.
Bonnie
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