HOW TO:
MEASURE YOUR HORSE’S WEIGHT
It is especially important to stay up on your horse’s well-being during the winter. Maintaining body condition throughout these cold, blustery months requires regular maintenance and a keen, educated eye on behalf of us as owners. Here’s a formula for determining your horse’s weight. B Y J E N N W E B ST E R
Heart Girth Body L ength
Knowing how much your horse weighs – or at least having a close estimate of its weight – is as important as knowing how to take its vital signs. Having an estimate of how much your horse weighs will help you in determining accurate dosages of medicine, dewormer and feeding requirements. It can also help 14
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you understand if your equine is experiencing fluctuations in body condition and weight gain or loss. The problem is, scales that can accurately measure the weight of a horse are few and far between. Therefore, it’s helpful to know this handy calculation trick for determining your equine’s weight.
