Record Keeping Flashcards
1
Q
Why keep records?
A
- Identification
- Pedigree
- Health
- Feeding
- Training
- Performance
- Breeding
- Foaling
- Growth rate
- Owners
- Agistment
2
Q
What type of options of record keeping is there?
A
- Memory
- Paper-based
- Computerised
- Day book
- Card system
- Commercial software
- Own system – Excel spreadsheet
3
Q
How can we identify a horse?
A
- Horse’s name
- Sire and Dam
- Breed
- Registration numbers
- Insurance details
- Colour, brand, microchip, height etc.
- When, where and from who the horse was obtained
4
Q
Why would we record health?
A
- When and what has been done, and by who?
- Regular weight check
- Regular rectal temperature check
- Vaccinations
- Worming
- Illness or injury, including treatment
- Diagnostic tests and other veterinary car
- Dental exam, results and care
- Hoof care and shoeing
- Castration
- Allergies
