I consider my horse to be "just right" as far as his weight goes. I
can easily feel his ribs, but can't see them, his tail head is fairly prominent,
I can easily feel his hip bones, but there are no hollows behind them, and they
don't jut out. Overall, he is well-muscled and looks smooth, not
boney. I would say there are hundreds of ways to get and keep your horse
in good condition...they all respond differently to feeding and conditioning
programs. A horse that is too thin may not do well over the long haul (and
by "long haul", that could be months or years). I remember when I started
doing this a couple decades ago it was fairly common to see very thin horses
competing, but we've learned that--especially to continually do distances of 50
miles and
