Horse Body Score Sheet This free downloadable chart prepared by Kentucky Equine Research uses pictures and directions to guide horse owners through the easy steps to match their horses to body condition scores from 1 poor to 9 extremely fat
Horses in a BCS of 9 are at very high risk of disease injury and thermoregulatory dysfunction This body condition is a result of little to no exercise and extreme overfeeding of calories Immediate veterinary consulta on is required to determine next steps Neck Withers Loin Tailhead Ribs Shoulders Noticeable thickening Fat Scoring also referred to as Body Condition Scoring is an objective way to assess your horse s overall fat covering to help determine whether they are a healthy weight There are three key areas to consider neck body and hindquarters and you will need to look at and get hands on to help you determine between muscle and fat
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Equine Body Condition Scoring Poor Horse extremely ema ciated Spinous processes ribs tailhead tuber coxae and ischii projecting promi nently Bone structure of withers shoulders and neck easily noticeable No fatty tis sue can be felt Very Thin Horse emaci ated Slight fat covering over base of spinous processes transverse processes Body condition scoring and weight estimation of horses To establish a horse s body condition score it s important that a physical hands on approach is taken during the assessment
Body Condition Scoring BCS is a system that evaluates the amount of fat on a horse s body and determines a numeric score to facilitate comparisons between horses A score of 1 is considered to be a poor or emaciated horse with no body fat while a 9 is extremely fat or obese It helps veterinarians owners and caretakers determine whether a horse is underweight overweight or at an ideal healthy weight It is evaluated by observing specific body areas such as the neck withers back tailhead ribs and shoulders for fat coverage
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Bone structure of neck withers and shoulders easily visible No fat palpable over lumbar vertebral transverse processes Unacceptable under any circumstance Severe risk of refeeding issues Bones of the spinous processes slightly rounded but visible Ribs tail head tuber coxae and tuber ischii are prominent Horse body condition scoring S is a method used to assess the overall condition or fat cover of a horse It s a useful tool for horse owners veterinarians and caretakers to monitor the horse s nutritional status and make appropriate dietary adjustments if needed The 5 point scale ranges from 1 to 5 with each score representing
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