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How to complete a Heartbeat Check
How to complete a Heartbeat Check

You can perform a Heartbeat scan Mid Pregnancy to keep track of your horse's pregnancy.

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Written by Christine O'Donnell
Updated over 3 months ago

How to do a Heartbeat Check on a mare

When a mare is due for a heartbeat check you can follow the steps below to record.

If you have your mare on a Mares to Check list please select Mare Management from the Home Screen and then select Mares to Check list. Select the Mare from the list and record your heartbeat check.

If your mare has not been added to a mares to check list you can add her by following the steps HERE or search for your mare by name on the Find Horse button and select the horse's profile and then select Reproductive data and exam.

Once you select this a popup will appear. You may input the Veterinarian performing the exam if desired and then select done.

If you do not wish to enter the Veterinarian performing the exam then select cancel and proceed with the Reproductive exam.

What do you see when you are brought to the Heart Beat Screen?

Next, you will be brought to the Heart Beat Scan screen.

Here you will select Pregnant or not Pregnant.

You will then select Heart Beat Detected or No Heartbeat Detected.

You can then input the Heart Rate bpm and below this you have the option to enter any additional notes.

Once you have selected if your horse has a pregnancy with a Heartbeat or no Heart Beat you can select treatments and input a treatment, if required.

On the next screen, if you wish to schedule a recheck for this mare, select recheck in the top right corner where you can choose how many days you would like to recheck this horse. You may also choose not to recheck.

If applicable you can also record diagnostics performed in this exam.

When you confirm your recheck date and happy with all information you have input is correct then select done.

All treatments and reproductive data recorded will be available collectively in horse notes to view.

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