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Episode 3: Importance of weight your horse, and his feed
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Episode 3: Importance of weight your horse, and his feed

Farm To Stable: An Equine Nutrition Podcast (TM) · Dr. Nettie Liburt

October 6, 202317m 10s

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Show Notes

In this episode I'll talk about why it is very important to weigh your horse, and give you some tools on how to do so. Some helpful links are here too:Body Condition Scoring System, from Texas A&M University (where it originated!): https://vetmed.tamu.edu/files/vetmed/vmth/laminitis/Equine_Body_Condition_Scoring.pdfExcellent video by TheHorse.com and Dr. Bob Coleman from the U. of Kentucky about how to body condition score your horse: https://youtu.be/bq0ZXnSlsNQ?feature=sharedThe "Healthy Horse" app is available where you get your apps at a nominal cost, and guides you through measuring your horse to estimate body weight. Equation used to estimate horse's body weight:For an adult horse : (Heart Girth x Heart Girth x Body Length) / 330Measure heart girth behind the shoulders in inches. Body length is point-of-shoulder to point-of-rump (should be a smaller measurement compared to a blanket size).