Requirement
4. The symptoms of colic, and four other health problems
Required Often forgotten
Colic described specifically and by name, then four more named and described. Grooming, requirement 7, is when most of these are actually noticed.
Notes and warnings
Note. Colic is named specifically, and separately from the four others, because it is the one that kills horses. This page does not describe its symptoms; that is what the requirement is asking you to learn.
Where this step comes from
- Horsemanship Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 4