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[RC] Minimum Body Condition score - Michael Maul - Lisa SalasI am so glad to hear that. I would like to see it more often. I know my horses can be a tad "chunky" after the long hot summers but even when Gator is fit, he has lost 50-75 pounds after a ride. He is starting off at 1,025 pounds or so though. He is a big boy. They gotta have some kind of reserve.I know a horse can be "lean" but there should be adequate muscle coverage so ribs are not seen, only felt.?Sunken eyes are a give away as well. If you can see the spine and then the dip between the hips on to the tail bone that is also?protruding, that means the muscle mass in not there. That is skinny, not lean and fit. Not only that, the "greyhound" look on an Arab or on anything that is NOT a greyhound for that matter, is just ugly. It makes?their?head look too big, and?their?neck so skinny it looks like it can't hold up that big, clunky head.?Their?hips look so tiny you almost want to cover them up with a pair of Calvin Klein jeans. There is just no balance. (or justice. I can't fit into CK jeans)
There is far too much information on a horse's health and nutrition both on the AERC website and anywhere else on the Internet for anyone to show up at a ride with an unfit, skinny horse. ? I don't want to pay for?their?food, though. ?;) Lisa Salas, The Oddf arm
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