Advanced Equine Lab

The extent of my horse knowledge prior to vet school was that I watched a vet float a horse's teeth and clean out a wound. That's it! Which means I'm definitely a little uncomfortable around them as far as not knowing how to handle them or act around them. So I decided to sign up for the advanced lab and I'm glad I did! We observed how to pass a nasogastric tube and I was able to place a jugular catheter. And I finally located the digital pulses! For some reason I've always had a hard time finding them. We learned some other things like how to wrap a bandage on the leg, how to remove a shoe, and talked about different medications used to sedate horses. Totally worth the two hours! Even though I don't necessarily see myself working with horses, I can probably carry over the knowledge to species like the zebra which I do hope to one day work with :)

This is my friend Keira's horse Danny, he's just a little bit adorable :)