Table I



Table I. Characteristics of Individual Condition Scores | |

|Condition |Neck |Withers |Loin |Tailhead |Ribs |Shoulder |

|1 |Bone structure |Bone structure |Spinous processes |Spinous processes |Tailhead (pinbone) |Bone structure |

|Poor |easily noticeable, |easily noticeable. |project |project prominently. |and hook bones |easily noticeable. |

| |animal extremely | |prominently. | |project | |

| |emaciated, no fatty| | | |prominently. | |

| |tissue can be felt.| | | | | |

|2 |Faintly |Faintly |Slight fat |Tailhead prominent. |Slight fat cover |Shoulder |

|Very Thin |discernable, animal|discernable. |covering over base| |over ribs. Ribs |accentuated. |

| |emaciated. | |of spinous | |easily discernable.| |

| | | |processes. | | | |

| | | |Transverse | | | |

| | | |processes of | | | |

| | | |lumbar vertebrae | | | |

| | | |feel rounded. | | | |

| | | |Spinous processes | | | |

| | | |are prominent. | | | |

|3 |Neck accentuated. |Withers |Fat buildup |Tailhead prominent but |Slight fat cover |Shoulder |

|Thin | |accentuated. |halfway on spinous|individual vertebrae |over ribs. Ribs |accentuated. |

| | | |processes but |cannot be visually |easily discernable.| |

| | | |easily |identified. Hook bones | | |

| | | |discernable. |appear rounded but are | | |

| | | |Transverse |still easily | | |

| | | |processes cannot |discernable. Pin bones | | |

| | | |be felt. |not distinguishable.  | | |

|4 |Neck not obviously |Withers not |Negative crease |Prominence depends on |Faint outline |Shoulder not |

|Moderately Thin |thin. |obviously thin. |along back. |conformation; fat can |discernable. |obviously thin. |

| | | | |be felt. Hook bones not| | |

| | | | |discernable. | | |

|5 |Neck blends |Withers rounded |Back level. |Fat around tailhead |Ribs cannot be |Shoulder blends |

|Moderate |smoothly into body.|over spinous | |beginning to feel |visually |smoothly into body.|

| | |processes. | |spongy. |distinguished but | |

| | | | | |can be easily felt.| |

|6 |Fat beginning to be|Fat beginning to be|May have slight |Fat around tailhead |Fat around tailhead|Fat beginning to be|

|Moderately Fleshy |deposited. |deposited. |positive crease |feels soft. |feels soft. |deposited. |

| | | |down back. | | | |

|7 |Fat deposited along|Fat deposited along|May have positive |Fat around tailhead is |Individual ribs can|Fat deposited |

|Fleshy |neck. |neck. |crease down back. |soft. |be felt, but |behind shoulder. |

| | | | | |noticeable filling | |

| | | | | |between ribs with | |

| | | | | |fat. | |

|8 |Noticeable |Area along withers |Positive crease |Tailhead fat very soft.|Difficult to feel |Area behind |

|Fat |thickening of neck,|filled with fat. |down back. | |ribs. |shoulder filled in |

| |fat deposited along| | | | |flush with body. |

| |inner buttocks. | | | | | |

|9 |Bulging fat. Fat |Bulging fat. |Obvious positive |Building fat around |Patchy fat |Bulging fat. |

|Extremely |along inner | |crease down back. |tailhead. |appearing over | |

|Fat |buttocks may rub | | | |ribs. | |

| |together. Flank | | | | | |

| |filled in flush.  | | | | | |

|From Henneke et al. Equine Vet J. (1983) 15 (4), 371-2. |

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