CSU Vet Students Help Rescued Horses, Gain Valuable Skills

Supervised by veterinarians, the students practiced castrations on Quarter Horses rescued from a Texas ranch.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Kate Marley knelt on the neck of a young rescued horse that, minutes before, had been altered from stallion to gelding.

With the horse laid flat-out under general anesthesia, Marley adjusted a surgical towel protecting the animal’s eyes from abrasion and light stimulus. She checked his gum color, a sign of circulation. She held a palm over his nostrils, the field doctor’s way of monitoring breathing. She stroked his velvet muzzle.

Nigel Miller, a fellow veterinary student, paused while examining the incision between the horse’s legs. “Doing all right up there, Kate?” he asked, to confirm that the patient was well sedated.

“Yeah,” Marley responded, glancing up from her watch on vital signs. “We just topped him off

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

How much time do you usually spend grooming your horse?
440 votes · 440 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!