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Adult Horse: lab tests and health checks

From the working and riding years through breeding age, until the senior years.

Riding, working and breeding horses meet flies, ticks, worms and other horses, so lab checks help find problems early and are often asked for before a sale or a journey. This page lists the tests vets discuss for adult horses.

Why testing changes at this age

Horses are moved, sold and kept in groups, and some diseases spread quietly between them. Blood and dung tests give your vet a baseline and a way to screen before problems spread.

What vets often check

The main checks for a adult horse

Yearly health check

A CBC with liver, kidney and muscle enzyme tests shows the general health of the horse.

Parasites

A blood smear, dung egg count and, where needed, RT-PCR look for ticks borne parasites and worms.

Disease screening

EIA (Coggins) and glanders tests are asked for before buying, selling or moving horses.

Fever and cough

Swab RT-PCR for influenza, herpesvirus or strangles, with a CBC and SAA, helps name the cause.

A registered veterinarian chooses the tests that suit your animal's signs, age and history. This page is general information, not advice for one animal.

Health packages for a adult horse

Blood count, liver, kidney, muscle enzyme, sugar, blood parasite and dung egg checks for horses.

  • CBC
  • LFT (liver function)
  • + 5 more tests

Call to confirm

EIA (Coggins), glanders, surra smear and tick fever RT-PCR for horses.

  • EIA - Coggins / AGID test
  • Glanders antibody test
  • + 2 more tests

Call to confirm

Before buying

Horse Pre-purchase Panel

Blood health checks plus EIA, glanders and a blood parasite smear, for a horse you are thinking of buying.

  • CBC
  • LFT (liver function)
  • + 5 more tests

Call to confirm

Influenza, herpesvirus and strangles RT-PCR with a CBC and SAA, for horses with fever and cough.

  • Equine influenza RT-PCR
  • Equine herpesvirus (EHV-1 & EHV-4) RT-PCR
  • + 3 more tests

Call to confirm

Progesterone for the mare, IgG for the newborn foal, and a CBC, for breeding stables.

  • Equine progesterone
  • Foal IgG (passive transfer) test
  • + 1 more tests

Call to confirm

Tests to ask about

All horse tests

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Whole blood (EDTA) · Popular

₹400

Blood Protozoa (Blood Parasite Smear)

Whole blood (EDTA) · Popular

₹350

Trypanosome Detection (Wet Film & Buffy Coat Smear)

Whole blood (EDTA)

Call to confirm

Liver Function Test (LFT)

Serum (plain) · Popular

₹700

Kidney Function Test (KFT)

Serum (plain) · Popular

₹700

CPK (Creatine Phospho Kinase)

Serum (plain)

₹500

Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) - Coggins / AGID Test

Serum (plain)

Call to confirm

Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) Antibody Test

Serum (plain)

Call to confirm

Equine Piroplasmosis (Theileria equi & Babesia caballi) RT-PCR

Whole blood (EDTA)

Call to confirm

Strangles (Streptococcus equi) RT-PCR

Nasal swab, guttural pouch wash or abscess pus

Call to confirm

Equine Influenza Virus RT-PCR

Nasal swab

Call to confirm

Equine Progesterone

Serum (plain)

Call to confirm

Faecal Flotation Test (Worm Eggs & Oocysts)

Fresh faeces

Call to confirm

Guides for a adult horse

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Young Horse Health Checks Before Training Starts

A young horse about to start training usually benefits from a baseline check: a blood count, a muscle enzyme test, a blood parasite smear and a dung test for worm eggs. Your vet decides which fit.

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What Is Equine Infectious Anaemia and the Coggins Test?

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a blood-borne virus disease of horses, and the Coggins test can help detect antibodies to it, even in a horse that looks healthy. EIA is a notifiable disease.

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Glanders in Horses: Signs, Risk to People and Testing

Glanders is a serious notifiable bacterial disease of horses that can pass to people. A vet should take the sample for the antibody test, which is a screening step and not an official verdict.

18 Oct 2026

Horse Health 4 min read

Strangles in Horses: How the Lab Confirms It

Strangles is a contagious horse infection with fever, nasal discharge and swollen glands under the jaw. The lab can help confirm it with RT-PCR on a nasal swab, a guttural pouch wash or pus from an abscess.

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Horse Health 5 min read

Equine Influenza and Herpesvirus: Fever and Cough Tests

Fever and cough in a horse may come from equine influenza, equine herpesvirus or another germ, and a nasal swab tested by RT-PCR can help tell them apart. One negative result is never the last word.

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Questions about testing a adult horse

Which lab tests does an adult horse need?
A CBC with liver, kidney and muscle tests, a blood parasite smear and a dung egg count are common. EIA and glanders tests are added for sale, travel or screening. A registered veterinarian chooses the tests that suit your animal's signs, age and history.
Who takes the samples for a horse?
A veterinarian usually takes the blood and swabs, and calls the lab first for samples that need special handling.
Are EIA and glanders tests compulsory?
Both are notifiable diseases, and buyers, events and authorities often ask for results. Owners should tell their veterinarian or the animal husbandry department about a positive result.

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