Re: fjord blood values

This message is from: Robin Churchill When my fjords have had blood drawn in the past, they also had low RBC or hemoglobin values without any symptoms. I think it is probably normal for them.  My understanding of it is that horses sequester red cells in the spleen and it is difficult sometimes t

Re: fjord blood values

This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com Cheryl, My Fjords have always had low red blood cell counts, and I believe that is normal for them. I have a reference somewhere that gives RBC averages for various breeds and draft horses generally do have "low normal" levels. Keep in mind that

fjord blood values

This message is from: CHERYL GARNICA Hi List My fjord gelding had a routine blood panel drawn with his wellness visit.  To the vets and my surprise, his red blood cell count was a bit on the low side (RBC 5.66) which she considered borderline anemic (normal 6.18-9.53).  His fibrinogen was sli

question about driving bits

This message is from: bbd...@aol.com My new driving Fjord, Milo, has been going nicely in a mullen flexible snaffle. Now, as we start to venture off farm, it's time to graduate to a proper driving bit. After going through vast numbers of riding bits for my other two Fjords before ending