The Henneke horse body condition scoring system is a numerical scale used to evaluate the amount of fat on a horse's body. It was developed in the early 1980s by Don Henneke at Texas A&M University wi
Location and order of accumulation of fat deposits in a horse: This horse is moderately overweight, but without significant fat deposits, score 6.
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An easy keeper, easy doer, or good doer is a horse that can live on relatively little feed. The opposite of an easy keeper is a hard keeper, an animal that is prone to be too thin and has difficulty m
Henneke horse body condition scoring system
…healthiest with a body condition score between 4 and 6 (breed dependent), which indicates that the horse has a proper balance of feed to exercise. An easy keeper or hard keeper should be watched closely as it is prone to either being overweight or underweight, respectively. Breeding mares with a body condition…
Ponies are classic easy keepers.