Horse weight

Learn how to calculate your horses weight by using common equine body measurements and using the EquiMed Weight Calculator.

Is your horse glowing with a shiny coat, great hooves and bright eyes? The outside of your horse reflects a lot about what’s going on inside your horse. If not maybe you can use my motto and “Go…

Left to their own devices horses will, in the wild, naturally balance their weight throughout the year as food supplies change with the seasons. The…

How to estimate horse weight. Knowing your horse's weight can be very helpful for calculating feed rations, knowing how much de-wormer to administer, and more. There are several ways commonly used to estimate a horse's weight. We show you two common methods in text and photos. We performed both methods ourselves on three different horses, then compared the estimated weights to actual weights on a livestock scale.

Contains descriptions and illustrations of body condition scores for horses from 1-9 (emaciated to obese) based on the Henneke body condition scale.

The first step in helping your horse gain weight is recognizing the problem. Once you do that, it's about choosing quality weight gain horse feed.

An owner asks for help feeding her underweight picky horse. An equine nutritionist shares some advice.

Kids learn how much weight a horse can comfortably carry. Important stuff when you're a horse crazy kid!