Using the Henneke Horse Body Condition Scoring System

Being able to tell if you have an overweight horse, an underweight horse, or a horse at an ideal weight is important in tracking his overall health. An excellent tool for measuring tracking horse weight gain and weight loss is the Henneke Horse Body Condition Scoring System. This system provides a standard scale for you, your veterinarian, your equine nutritionist, and other health care professionals to use and assess horse fat deposits, areas that are too thin, and areas that are in ideal condition.
Be sure to check out the Henneke body condition scale ( www.smartpakeq... ) in our Horse Health Library here, as well as our horse weight calculator ( www.smartpakeq... ), which is another tool you can use for measuring horse weight!

[@jamesrobinson7141]

Excellent content and presentation, hindered by a loud, hokey, maddeningly repetitive music track!

[@lxsgoad]

OMG I love the annoying AF background music in this video that makes it so much more pleasant to watch...said no one EVER!

[@robandkarrie]

Lol I was just thinking the same thing…I need the info but the background music was so blaring I couldn’t concentrate on anything she was saying.

[@FancySassy80]

What about a horse with muscle atrophied? My mare is a 4 and half.. lean muscle and fit..but she has muscle atrophied.. so that always throws people off that she looks too skinny when she isn't..

[@SiriusEquestrian]

Do you ever use Topline Evaluation score or Cresty Neck Score?