Professor who developed body-score system dies
Dr Don Henneke, the scientist who developed the well-known Henneke Equus caballus body-condition scoring system, died final Fri after a battle amongst cancer.
Henneke, who was professor of animate beingness sciences too managing director of equine scientific discipline at Tarleton State University, inwards Texas, was 60.
Henneke joined the faculty at Tarleton – move of the Texas A&M University organization – inwards 1985 equally an assistant professor inwards the Department of Agriculture, leaving inwards 1993 to pursue a consulting career inwards the equine industry.
In 2000, Henneke returned to Tarleton too was named assistant professor of animate beingness sciences. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 twelvemonth later, Henneke assumed directorship of Tarleton’s Equine Center.
In 2007, he was awarded tenure too named associate professor, too inwards September 2012, the Texas A&M University System’s board of regents granted Henneke total professorship.
“Dr Henneke took our equine programme to novel heights during his tenure at Tarleton,” said Dr Don Cawthon, dean of the College of Agricultural too Environmental Sciences.
“He had a vision too was passionate inwards pursuing that vision. Unfortunately, he volition non encounter his dreams through inwards person, simply he has set enterprise groundwork that volition move invaluable to his successor too time to come generations of students.”
A native of Enid, Oklahoma, Henneke was born Feb 15, 1952, too went on to earn a bachelor of scientific discipline bird inwards animate beingness scientific discipline from Oklahoma State University earlier obtaining a master’s of animate beingness science, focusing on equine reproductive physiology, from Louisiana State University.
He after received his doctorate inwards animate beingness scientific discipline inwards 1981 from Texas A&M University.
Henneke’s noesis too expertise inwards the champaign of equine nutrition, reproduction too management was sought-after yesteryear manufacture representatives too academicians throughout his career.
He was the main investigator inwards developing the trunk conditioning scoring organization for horses patch at Texas A&M inwards 1979.
“Dr Henneke was the driving strength inwards the evolution of i of the premier equine management programs inwards the nation,” said swain professor Dr David Snyder. “He volition move greatly missed simply his legacy volition alive on through the character equine programme that he built.”
Dr Ben Bruce, caput of the animate beingness scientific discipline too wild fauna management department, said Henneke was highly regarded inwards the Equus caballus manufacture too treasured yesteryear his students. He was a faculty fellow member who could e'er move counted on to move things done for the university, the college, too the department, he said.
Henneke also served equally a consultant inwards the fields of equine management, reproduction too nutrition, enjoyed competing equally a non-pro cutting Equus caballus passenger too served equally adviser to the Tarleton Horseman’s Association, supervisor of the Tarleton Stock Horse Team, too president of the Faculty Senate inwards 2009.
A service for Henneke volition move held at 4pm on Nov 25, at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium, on the Tarleton campus. Cards of condolence may move sent to: Don R. Henneke Family, PO Box 311, Stephenville, TX 76401.
Below: Henneke Equus caballus trunk status scoring system
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