Feed Room Chemist: An Equine Nutrition Podcast

110 | Overweight Horses


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Who likes their horse fat? Most of us, right? Well, fat is not healthy and it can lead to some serious problems. This episode explains how to determine if your horse is too fat, why it may be dangerous, and how you can safely bring your horse back to an appropriate body condition.

Additional Resources:

●  Ellis & Hollands (2002). Use of height-specific weigh tapes to estimate the bodyweight of horses. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12046788/

● NRC – Determining your horse’s calorie needs: http://nrc88.nas.edu/nrh/

● Calculations for determining body weight: 

BW, kg = [Heart Girth (cm)^2 x length (cm)] / 11,880

BW, lb = [Heart Girth (in)^2 x length (in)] / 330


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Dr. Jyme Nichols is Director of Nutrition for Bluebonnet Feeds and Stride Animal Health. For more information on these brands or a free virtual nutrition consult from our team just visit bluebonnetfeeds.com/nutrition-consult

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