Table 2. Effect of pasture type on body measurements of Finnhorse mares.

	Time relative to the grazing season b
	Before grazing (May)				After grazing (September)
Parameter a	NG	CG	SEM	P-value	NG	CG	SEM	P-value	Covariate c
BW, kg	545	552	12.35	0.71	572	618	10.21	0.02	0.01
SFT at neck, cm	0.9	1.0	0.09	0.51	1.1	1.2	0.07	0.17	0.35
SFT at tailhead, cm	2.3	1.9	0.16	0.04	2.7	3.4	0.36	0.24	0.09
Waist circumference, cm	208	210	2.99	0.65	212	219	2.23	0.03	0.85

^aSFT, subcutaneous fat thickness.

^bFinnhorse mares were grazing either on cultivated high-yielding pasture (CG) or semi-natural grassland (NG) from the end of May to the beginning of September.

^cCovariate (May) was removed from the model, if the effect was not statistically significant (P > 0.10).