Memorial Statement for Professor Harold F. Skip Hintz, M.S., Ph.D. (1937-2016) who had been Professor of Animal Nutrition and chairman of the Department of Animal Science before retiring in 2005. After coming to Cornell, he joined the equine research program in 1967 which was a joint program of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Department of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Dr. Hintz had a distinguished research career and was considered a preeminent international expert on equine nutrition. He authored more than 200 scientific papers, 36 book chapters, and co-authored four text books, mostly on horse nutrition with emphasis on mineral and energy metabolism and their relationship to performance and health. He also conducted metabolic studies using the College of Veterinary Medicine's treadmill. Dr. Hintz received numerous awards including induction in the Equine Research Hall of Fame.