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Update on Brentina's Condition

February 12, 2009 -- Brentina continues to improve after her colic surgery (see Brentina Undergoes Colic Surgery) and finally was able to eat four small meals of soaked timothy pellets...

http://www.equisearch.com/news/nancy_jaffer/brentina_surgery_update_021209/

Saturday Update on Brentina's Condition

February 14, 2009 -- When I saw the e-mail from Debbie McDonald with the words: "Mama is doing fantastic!" I was elated. Like so many of you, I have...

http://www.equisearch.com/news/nancy_jaffer/Saturday_brentina_surgery_update_021409/

Illustrated Guide: Body Condition Score System

The body condition score (BCS) system offers an objective method of estimating a horse's body fat levels. Developed 25 years ago by Don Henneke, PhD, as part of his doctoral research, the...

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BCS: What Body Condition Scores Mean

The Henneke Body Condition Score system provides an accurate, objective measure of the body fat a horse has accumulated. The nine-point scale is relied on by veterinarians, researchers and horse...

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Day 22: Body Condition Score Your Horse

[/caption] Body condition scoring is an objective method of evaluating your horse’s condition. Six areas of the horse’s body (along the neck, along the withers, the tail head, over the ribs,...

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Book Excerpt: How to Assess Body Condition

In 1983, Dr. Don Henneke, a graduate student at Texas A&M University, was working on a study of conception rates in mares, depending on body weight. He needed...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/rescue/assessbc_032207/

Identify the Horse Skin Condition Sarcoids

Question: I bought my horse Dallas three years ago. At that time, I noticed a circular hairless area on his skin, about the size of a 50-cent piece, on the...

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Condition Your Horse for Peak Performance

We all know that our horses have good days and bad days--and often good weeks and bad weeks. So how can you plan your training schedule so your best performance...

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Get Your Barrel Horse Back into Condition After a Layoff

Question: I'm an amateur barrel racer and compete on my 8-year-old Quarter Horse gelding. By spring, he'll have been off work for about five months. How should I go about...

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