Mainly in all probability probably the most proper methodology to measure your horse’s weight is on a scale, however due to that’s not accessible to many horse house owners, weight tapes or physique state of affairs scoring your horse is liable to be the very best methodology to contemplate his state of affairs. On this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Maintain, Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD, of Emory and Henry Faculty in Emory, Virginia, explains precisely measure your horse’s physique state of affairs rating and decide what a healthful weight is for him.
This podcast is an excerpt of our Ask TheHorse Maintain Q&A, “Managing Your Horse’s Weight By means of Thick and Skinny.” Take heed to all the recording correct proper right here.
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Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD
Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD, has 30 years of expertise in bigger training equine evaluation functions. She grew up in Massachusetts and bought her BS in animal science from the Faculty of Massachusetts at Amherst. She then earned her MS in equine consuming routine from the Faculty of Florida and PhD from Virginia Tech in equine consuming routine and apply physiology. She taught at Virginia Intermont Faculty and presently teaches at Emory & Henry Faculty of their Equine Evaluation Program. Her analysis focuses on protein and amino acid consuming routine of exercising horses, and she or he furthermore served on the Nationwide Academy of Science committee that printed the 2007 Nutrient Necessities of Horses sixth mannequin.