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Your
Horse Weight

Estimating the weight of your horse is very important. It allows you to determine the ration of pelleted or flaked feed that will best suit his nutritional needs. Horses often tend, depending on the season or health problems, to lose weight (or more rarely to gain weight). It is therefore important to monitor your horse’s weight to ensure that it remains healthy.

If you don’t have the equipment to weigh your horse, a feature is available on the Royal Horse app. After downloading it on Play Store or App Store, you will be able to enter the measurements of your horse (height of the withers and thoracic perimeter). The calculation of the weight of your horse will then be done automatically by the application. You will also be able to follow the evolution of his weight directly in the application. If you want to discover other features of the free Royal Horse application for your horse, see the following page: Royal Horse launches its mobile application for horse owners.

 

Detect weight loss in my horse

Horses can lose weight especially when winter arrives. Indeed, their body needs to warm up, which results in burning more calories. At the same time, the grass available for grazing is scarcer and of poorer quality. This can lead to significant weight loss.

In addition, a loss of appetite can also be related to illness. A horse with a fever or other pain may lose its appetite, resulting in weight loss. Intestinal worms or ulcers can also cause a horse to lose weight. Older horses will also tend to lose weight due to dental problems or difficulty moving to feed. Therefore, it is important to monitor your horse’s diet and weight at retirement to avoid excessive variations or health problems.

Estimate your horse’s weight

01

Measure
Height
Withers

02

Measure
his chest
perimeter

CP HW

Estimate the weight of your horse. The accuracy of the range is approximately 20 kg. (To get the exact weight of your horse, please use an appropriate scale)

03

REFER TO
THE 2 MEASURES
OBTAINED

cm
cm
The weight of your horse is :
kg

Associated advice

choisir alimentation cheval

How to choose your horse’s feed?

horse in the field

How to supplement your horse in summer when the grass is poorer?

condição corporal de seu cavalo

How to estimate the body condition of your horse?

Detecting weight gain in my horse

Conversely, a horse that consumes too much concentrated feed can quickly become overweight. This weight gain can also be caused by feeding too much and/or too rich a diet. This can be just as dangerous, especially from an orthopedic point of view. Too much food can lead to laminitis, which is very painful for the horse and difficult to treat. Being overweight can also cause joint problems. These include osteoarthritis, colic and poor heat dissipation. This can make your horse particularly vulnerable to heat stroke or blood loss, which can become dangerous in the long run.

It’s not always easy to match the right amount of feed to your horse’s needs. If your horse is having feeding problems, check out our Advice page. Otherwise, our articles dedicated to weight problems in horses will answer all your questions: My horse has weight problems, what should I do? – Overweight horse, how to make your horse lose weight?

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Calculate & customize
Your horse’s ration

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the Royal Horse application on :

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