HalsterConcern, contacts and existing records · 1 of 4

Notes for your vet

Information you have, questions for your vet and advice you receive.

Horse and contact details

Do not delay contacting your vet to complete these notes or take measurements. Write Unknown where information is uncertain.

Horse’s name and identification

Reference for these notes

Current address or precise location, stable or field, and access instructions

Caller’s name, role and telephone

Person with the horse and telephone, if different

Owner’s name and telephone, if different

Veterinary practice and telephone

Veterinary out-of-hours telephone

Notes prepared by, with date and time

The concern

What you want to discuss with your vet

First noticed: date and time

When it began, if known

The time something was first noticed may not be when it began. Only text visible inside a box will print; each line break uses space. If a box is full, continue in a separate blank copy of this PDF, using the same horse and notes reference. Do not duplicate a page within the PDF. On paper, use another printed copy of the relevant page.

Existing information

Relevant known history, with its source and date

Record or instruction	Source and date or version	Where kept or attachment reference

Include relevant reports, test results, current prescriptions or labels, dose records and existing care instructions. Keep the original instructions available; a planned dose does not establish that it was given.

HalsterObservations and events so far · 2 of 4

Notes for your vet

Identify these notes

Horse’s name and identification

Reference for these notes

Caller’s name, role and telephone

Observations in date order

Date and time observed	What was observed	Observed by or reported source

Start with the earliest observation. Describe what was noticed and any changes since then. Identify reports from other people and mark uncertain dates or times as Unknown.

Measurements already available

Measurement	Value and unit	Actual date and time	Taken by and source or circumstances

Record only measurements you have. Do not substitute an estimate or reference value for a measurement.

Anything already done

Actual date and time	What happened	Done by and record source

For a recorded medicine dose, include the medicine, amount and unit, actual date and time, and who gave it. Describe uncertainty explicitly. Keep instructions and plans separate from recorded events.

HalsterQuestions and answers · 3 of 4

Notes for your vet

Identify these notes

Horse’s name and identification

Reference for these notes

Caller’s name, role and telephone

Questions before the conversation

Question reference	What you want to ask

Give each question a short reference so you can match it to an answer or carry it into the open-questions section.

Answers and instructions received

Question reference or topic	Answer or instruction received	Given by, with practice and conversation date and time

Written advice or report reference and where it is kept, if supplied

Record what was said without adding your own interpretation. Ask about anything unclear. An unanswered question belongs in the open-questions section.

HalsterOpen questions, agreed actions and what happened · 4 of 4

Notes for your vet

Identify these notes

Horse’s name and identification

Reference for these notes

Caller’s name, role and telephone

Questions still open

Question reference and what remains unclear	Who will ask or clarify it	Any agreed next contact and date

Leave a question open until an answer has been received. Record the answer, its source and date in the answers section.

Agreed actions

Action reference and agreed action	Person responsible	Agreed date or timing	Agreed with and advice reference

Copy only the timing that was agreed. Write Not agreed if no date or timing was agreed. An expected callback, an arranged visit and a visit that took place are different records.

What actually happened

Action reference, if any	What happened	Actual date and time	Done by or reported source

Complete an event record only when you know what happened. A blank row means no event has been recorded here; it does not establish whether the action happened. For more space, follow the continuation instructions on page 1.