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Obesity - the fat horse

Healthcare imageMuch like their human counterparts, many of today's horses are working less and eating more (both in quantity and type of food), and as a result they are becoming fat, as a result obesity is a serious emerging problem in the domestic horse.  Obesity involves serious disease implications as well as the more obvious problem of reduced athletic ability.

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Introduction: Obesity - the fat horse

How do I know if my horse is obese?

Body condition scoring

Why is it so important that my horse doesn't become obese?

What do I need to know?

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