Attachment 5 Henneke Body Condition System.pdf
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This document contains an attachment describing the Henneke Body Condition System scoring guidelines for horses and ponies. The Forest Service is soliciting proposals for equine boarding services on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. Services will include daily feeding, watering, turnout, stall cleaning, blanketing as needed from October 2023 through April 2024. Bids are due by September 15, 2023 and the contract is expected to be awarded by October 1, 2023. The solicitation number is 1240LQ23Q0103.
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Attachment 5 Henneke Body Condition System1 Condition Neck Withers Loin Tailhead Ribs Shoulder 1 Poor Bone structure easily noticeable, animal extremely emaciated, no fatty tissue can be felt
Bone structure easily noticeable
Spinous processes project prominently
Tailhead, (pinbone) and hook bones project prominently
No fat cover over ribs.
Bone structure easily noticeable
Very Thin
Fairly discernable, animal emaciated
Faintly discernable
Slight fat covering over base of spinous process.
Transvers processes of lumbar vertebrae feel rounded.
Spinous processes are prominent
Tailhead prominent
Slight fat cover over ribs. Ribs easily discernable.
Slight fat cover over ribs. Ribs easily discernable.
3 Thin Neck accentuated
Wither accentuated
Fat buildup halfway on spinous processes but easily discernable.
Transverse processes cannot be felt
Tailhead prominent but individual vertebrae cannot be visually identified.
Hook bones appear rounded but are still easily discernable.
Pin bones not distinguishable
Slight fat cover over ribs. Ribs easily discernable.
Shoulder accentuated
Moderately Thin
Neck not obviously thin
Withers not obviously thin
Negative crease along back
Prominence depends on conformation;
fat can be felt.
Hook bones not discernable
Faint outline discernable
Shoulder not obviously thin
Moderate
Neck blends smoothly into body
Wither rounded over spinous processes
Back level Fat around tailhead beginning to feel spongy
Ribs cannot be visually distinguished but can be easily felt
Shoulder blends smoothly into body
Moderately Fleshy
Fat beginning to be deposited
Fat beginning to be deposited
May have slight positive crease down back
Fat around tailhead feels soft
Fat over ribs feels spongy
Fat beginning to be deposited
Fleshy
Fat deposited along neck
Fat deposited along withers
May have positive crease down back
Fat around tailhead is soft
Individual ribs can be felt, but noticeable filling between ribs with fat
Fat deposited behind shoulder
Condition Neck Withers Loin Tailhead Ribs Shoulder Fat
Noticeable thickening of neck
Area along withers filled with fat
Positive crease down back
Tailhead fat very soft. Fat deposited along inner buttocks
Difficult to feel ribs
Area behind shoulder filled flush with body
Extremely Fat
Bulging fat Bulging fat Obvious positive crease down back
Building fat around tailhead. Fat along inner buttocks may rub together.
Flank filled in flush
Patchy fat appearing over ribs
Bulging fat
1 Henneke, DR; Potter, GD; Kreider, JL; Yeates, BF (October 1983). “Relationship between condition score, physical measurements and body fat percentage in mares.” Equine Veterinary Journal. 15 (4): 371–2
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