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Equine Health- Weight &
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Breed/Type |
Weight
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Weight Range (kg) |
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9-9.3 |
Shetland |
220 |
200-400 |
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10-10.3 |
Shetland |
260 |
240-280 |
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11-11.3 |
Dartmoor
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310 |
300-320 |
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Welsh A |
240 |
200-270 |
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12-12.3 |
Exmoor |
340 |
320-370 |
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New Forest |
300 |
n/a |
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Welsh B |
280 |
230-310 |
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13-13.3 |
Connemara |
380 |
370-390 |
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Dales |
450 |
n/a |
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Dartmoor |
350 |
n/a |
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Highland |
490 |
n/a |
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New Forest |
360 |
320-370 |
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Welsh C |
300 |
290-380 |
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14-14.3 |
Arab |
430 |
420-450 |
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Dales |
510 |
450-550 |
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Haflinger |
470 |
n/a |
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TB |
370 |
360-380 |
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Welsh |
460 |
360-550 |
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15-15.1 |
Arab |
460 |
450-470 |
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TB |
450 |
400-500 |
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Welsh Cob |
535 |
510- 550 |
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15.2-15.3 |
Arab |
460 |
450-470 |
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Connemara |
500 |
n/a |
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ID |
480 |
460- 500 |
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TB |
500 |
480- 550 |
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16.0-16.1 |
TB |
525 |
470-550 |
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16.2-16.3 |
TB |
540 |
490-590 |
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Warmblood |
620 |
600-650 |
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17.2-17.3 |
Shire |
840 |
750-900 |
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Warmblood |
650 |
640-660 |
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17.2-17.3 |
Shire |
900 |
850-950 |
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Feed intake needs to be
adjusted if weight gain or
weight loss is required |
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Firstly you must assess your
horse’s weight and condition
and decide whether it is
suitable for the breed, type
and height. Below is a table
of the average bodyweights.
This is only a guide but
gives you a good idea of
what your horse’s weight
should be. |
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Dodson & Horrell weighttape |
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The Dodson & Horrell
weighttape was produced as a
result of extensive research
in conjunction with
Warwickshire College and has
been calibrated to give a
weight that is not
significantly different to a
weighbridge reading. If you
would like to purchase a
weighttape please
call
us |
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It is important to determine
what 'condition' your horse
is in as an underweight
horse will need a different
diet to an overweight horse
of the same breed. the
technique of 'condition
scoring' provides you with
the guidelines necessary to
access condition. |
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You are scoring for
fat cover only |
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Horses store fat on
their necks, over
their shoulders over
their backbone and
ribs and their
rumps, NOT on their
underbellies |
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Divide the horse
into 3 areas and
feel for fat cover |
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Give each area a
score and then note
the average score |
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Condition score
regularly |
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Please
click here for diagrams and
text to help you with
condition scoring. |
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