Evaluating Body Condition

Horse 3
This horse is obviously fleshy with a condition score of 7. Fat is beginning to be deposited along the top of the neck as well as in and around the withers. This mare is beginning to have a positive crease down her back. The individual ribs are not visible and are becoming increasingly difficult to feel. Fat has been deposited behind the shoulder, but the area behind the shoulder is not yet flush with the body.