Many horse owners struggle to differentiate between body condition assessment (ie, assessment of adipose tissue, or fat) and topline assessment ( ie assessment of muscle tone), so Honos Nutrition has created this easy-to-use guide that helps you get a better idea of where to look in hopes of teaching you how to proactively manage your horse’s topline!

Topline scoring can help you proactively manage your horse’s health & keep an eye on muscular health and diet suitability! Nutritional issues like protein-calorie imbalance, poor quality protein or inadequate protein intake, insufficient mineral intake or vitamin deficiencies can all result in lacking topline.

If your horse’s topline is lacking (Scores B, C or D), hay testing and total ration evaluation can help you identify the contributory nutrition gaps so that you can target the problem at it’s root.