# Horse Side Vet Guide — user reviews > 71 indexed App Store user reviews of Horse Side Vet Guide by Thal Enterprises Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 53 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/horse-side-vet-guide/id663353024/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/horse-side-vet-guide/id663353024.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 44 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Horse Side Vet Guide? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📚 Comprehensive information - 💡 Intuitive and easy to use - 🌟 Helpful skills and tutorials - 🔍 Powerful observation/diagnosis tool - 📱 Pocket-sized reference - Offline access - 💯 Great value for money - 👍 Clear and concise content - ✅ Actionable advice - 🛠️ Constantly updated - 🖼️ Helpful illustrations/videos - 🤝 Responsive support **Cons** - 📉 Lacking personalization - ❌ Limited item list - ❓ Missing specific tutorials (e.g., IV, SI) - 🐌 Slow loading/lagging - 🐛 Videos not working/crashing app - 🤷 Obvious information/no pre-vet suggestions - 🖼️ Lack of pictures in skills section - ⚠️ Explanations for drug/technique restrictions missing - 📱 Not iPad compatible - 🤷 Information is basic/beginner level **Commonly reported bugs** - Videos have stopped working, kicking users out of the app - App freezes and sticks - App is slow to load - App crashes after one second - App will not download or install - App is not iPad compatible **Most requested features** - Add personalization options for supply lists - Include IV and SI injection tutorials - Add pictures to 'My Skills' procedure steps - Provide explanations for why certain drugs/techniques should not be used - Update the app for better performance and bug fixes - Add an anatomical picture of the horse's skeleton - Update the quiz to test abilities - Fix bugs and lagging issues - Ensure compatibility with iPads - Add more advanced information beyond beginner level ## Newest reviews (16 of 71) ### 4/5 — Informative! *2022-06-12* This app is great for anyone involved with horses. Not only tells you how to observe, but how to manage numerous equine injuries or illness. Also tells you how to do it safely. Can’t wait for future updates. ### 5/5 — Highly Recommended! *2017-12-11* This is a great app for any horse owner that wants a quick, precise way of determining the potential causes and urgency of veterinary care for the clinical signs that they are observing. For the volume and quality of content, it is highly under-valued--multiple print publications would be required to contain all of this information and would be difficult to sort through rapidly. ### 5/5 — Lots of info! *2017-08-11* This app has so much! Its really helpful how you can search up a symptom and get everything about it, causing it, and possible diagnostics! Worth the money! And this is coming from a person whose horse is always figuring out a way to get injured lol ### 5/5 — Wow, this is really good. *2017-06-30* One if the few apps worth the $, it is crammed with tons of interesting information. The videos and diagrams are great, easy reference at the barn. My vet told me about it. Recommending it to all my friends. ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2017-05-02, version 3.0* Great info! Super easy to use! I see myself using this app a lot ### 5/5 — A Must Have *2016-12-21* This app is an amazing resource to have on your phone. It has so much valuable information, structured in a way that makes it easy to access. You can tell how much time and effort the creators of this app are putting into it. It is constantly updated with new information. I just can't say enough good things about it. Thank you for making this resource available! ### 5/5 — Great app for all horse owners *2016-04-12* This app helps you to review your whole horse even if you only notice one symptom. Great app for expanding knowledge of a horses health ### 5/5 — Littlemac *2016-03-09, version 3.0* Have used this app over and over. Great information, illustrations, and videos. Suggested a change for search engine and it was made in less than 12 hours. Very responsive with great information. Horse people have needed this info with this ease of access for a long time. ### 5/5 — So far so good *2016-03-01* So far I like this app and after being in the vet field for some 27 odd years it seems to be pretty informative. However I did notice one little thing that should be clarified. If you're told not to use a drug or do something to a horse I feel like you should explain why you shouldn't use that drug or use that technique. For example you say " Acepromazine should not be used in stallions". Why??? You should explain why simply because it really should be used with caution in geldings for the same reason. And that reason is paralysis of the penis and the inability to retract the penis. All stallion and gelding owners need to know this for the same reason. No one wants that to happen to a male horse. The implications are not so good. I would think liability on your part would warrant a simple explanation. Otherwise a good app. I've enjoyed perusing this app so far. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! So easy to use! *2016-02-25, version 3.0* Thank you, thank you! I live an hour and a half from the nearest equine veterinarian. This app will save much anxiety and educate me at the same time..."horse side". ### 5/5 — A virtual plethora of information *2016-01-21, version 3.0* There is indeed an abundance of information available on this ap. Well worth the money. ### 5/5 — What a wonderful app! *2016-01-19, version 3.0* So often I am disappointed in the apps I purchase, but not this one. It is easy to navigate and contains more info on horse health than I will ever (hopefully) need. The info on horse colic alone is impressive and the images and videos are very helpful. I recommend this app to anyone that owns, leases or trains horses. ### 5/5 — Horse owners everywhere!!!!! *2016-01-16* Fantastic app a must for all horse owners. Easy to navigate. Cannot praise the back up support enough. Tremendous. ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-12-06* I would recommend to anyone that owns a horse! Great app ### 5/5 — Fantastic find *2015-11-26, version 2.1.3* If only all the apps I have purchased were this good. Unbelievable value, well organized, massive amount of info on horse health. Recommend to all horse owners. ### 5/5 — Horse's skeleton *2015-11-17, version 2.1.3* All I wanted was to see was an anatomical picture of the horse's skeleton . I couldn't find it . Please put this in your "app" or tell me the search word I failed to figure out on my own . Thank you, Jerry Koons ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2023-11-06* There is almost no personalization to this app. I can’t make a list of supplies for my barn because most of what I buy isn’t included in the list, and I can’t add my own items. There’s an IM injection tutorial, but not IV nor SI. This does have potential, and I truly hope it keeps improving (because I paid for it). ### 1/5 — ☹️ *2018-06-20* Not enough detail to be useful **Developer response:** We are constantly adding and updating content, but many records do remain unfinished. We originally set out to provide helpful info for the most common problems, along with the illustrations and videos, then tackle the less common problems. As HSVG continues to grow, perhaps it may become of value to you in the future. Best wishes - HSVG Team ### 1/5 — Worst app *2016-07-10, version 3.0* Every time you look something up it simply tells you the obvious or to go to the vet .. Well, hell, I could have done that on my own! It does not explain what the issue is from, it does not give suggestions what to try before going to the vet, and half the time it does not have what you are looking for ! It's a waste! ### 1/5 — Won't download *2015-07-20, version 2.0* It doesn't help me much if it doesn't download, even after restarting and trying to reinstall, all while on Wifi...I hope it gets working or that's $5 down the drain... ### 1/5 — Kdmhorse *2015-06-20, version 2.0* I purchased this app about 4 days ago and it still has not downloaded and I have been connected to wifi. Fixing to ask for refund ### 1/5 — App will not open *2013-12-13* Can not give a review because the app crashes after one second ### 2/5 — Waste of my money *2015-02-04, version 1.4.2* I've been really disappointed in this app. With all the great reviews I assumed it was worth buying. So far it freezes, is extremely slow, and the information it gives is beginning horse owner level. Doesn't work on an iPad so you're stuck trying to read on an iPhone screen. I have several books with more advanced info and it's quicker than waiting for the app to respond. Maybe would be helpful for a first time horse owner. ### 3/5 — Used to be my number one app. But videos have stopped working *2019-02-07* I have recommended this to every horse owner i know. But lately, the videos have stopped working. When you click on them, it kicks you out of the app. How do you Learn if you are ejected out of the app? And the app itself has only been updated 2 years ago. It needs an update. **Developer response:** Thanks for letting us know, we believe we have fixed the bug in Version 3.3. If you have any other problems or concerns please send an email to comments@horsesidevetguide.com ### 3/5 — Slow but helpful *2015-03-05, version 1.4.2* Very very slow but helpful when it works ### 3/5 — Useful app. *2014-04-25* This would be a good aid to have in your pocket at times of need, but it is slow to load and sticks and freezes all the time. Fix it and it will be great. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Vet tech student/horse caretaker *2023-07-22* So many helpful resources in this app! Just what I was looking for. It is intuitive and easy to use. I love the ‘Skills’ tool with explanations and videos to learn new skills. The ‘My Observations’ tool is amazing, type in a word and chose from possible diagnoses. There are simple explanations, instructions, skills and supplies. ### 5/5 — Grateful for this excellent tool! *2022-10-03* Thank you so much for this free, and useful tool to help take good care of our horses. I recommend the app to all of my clients to help them all learn! ### 5/5 — Everyone should have this *2022-03-18* Any person who does any job around a horse should have this app in their pocket. Clear, concise, actionable. A lot of thought went into its design and contents. I actually just scroll and read in order to educate myself. ### 5/5 — Gr8 app *2021-04-24* One of the best and easiest apps i have seen or used ### 5/5 — Equine Reference and Resources *2020-11-01* This in-depth equine vet reference provides immediate and irreplaceable access to assessment tips, emergency care and valuable resources. ### 5/5 — Fantastic to calm the panic *2020-07-09* It’s very helpful to have some information at your fingertips to move forward from a panic mental state to calmer thinking again. ### 5/5 — Great App for All Horse Owners *2020-06-23* Really great app for horse owners. Definitely worth the purchase. The only recommendation I have for the app developers is to add some pictures to the “My Skills” procedure steps. ### 5/5 — Reliably correct, always available. *2019-04-01* This is a great app! They could honestly charge double or more what they are charging and it would still be well worth it. TONS of information! One awesome thing is that you download all the info to your phone, so you are not reliant on an internet connection when you need to use it. ### 5/5 — Must for horse owners *2018-10-29* Wonderful app. Gives lots of helpful information and recommendations. Just used to aid me when my horse choked. Tell you what information (and how to get the info) you should have when you call the vet. And gives you additional info you can try if the first treatment doesn’t work. Includes great illustrations and ‘how to’ videos . ### 5/5 — Essential for every horse owner *2018-07-05* I stumbled across the website — loved it-so I was thrilled to see they had a mobile app as well. Well worth the 4.99 to get it. I love the Horse health evaluation checklist and form, plus the videos that show you how to do it are so helpful. This is one app I will never delete. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*