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Kim Winter
Breeding Stock
Username: Clafairy
Post Number: 256
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 07:10 am: | 
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I know there was a discussion on this on another thread at some point, but I cannot find it anywhere! How was it that you could get an idea of how large a foal will grow to when full grown?
Thanks for any ideas! |
windy fillmore
Yearling
Username: Windyf
Post Number: 70
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:08 am: |
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measure the front leg from the middle of the knee to the coronet band and how ever many inches is how many hands ex=14 3/4 inches=14.3 hands if you can't get a hold of the foal you can eyeball that part of the leg against the dam to see if it will be as big or bigger than the dam. just take into account the foals hoof is not as big as the dam's.
Hope this helps |
Mike
Neonate
Username: Mkling
Post Number: 9
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:23 am: |
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hey thats interesting. is it really accurate? I'm gonna go measure our foal right now, thats if I can catch him. |
Kim Winter
Breeding Stock
Username: Clafairy
Post Number: 259
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:27 am: |
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Thats what I was thinking of, but I just couldnt quite remember where to measure - My friend has two Shire horse (almost)yearlings, they are both huge but one is 15.3 already!!! They are meant to make a pair of working horses, but I think there will be at least a hands difference between them - be interesting to do this and see what it says...
Thankyou! |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 231
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
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Kim - I saw this article earlier when I was researching. I have read many things that supports converting the inches to hands at birth as Windy stated. I also found this guide for older foals. It might be helpful since your friend's horses are already yearlings. It says that the cannon bone is at full height at one year. It also states that from the middle of the knee down should be 30% of the height of a full grown horse.
Here is the link:
http://www.horsesense.ws/horsedoc/junior_measuring_up.htm |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 232
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:36 am: |
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PS - this formula assumes there has been proper nutrion and health |
Kim Winter
Breeding Stock
Username: Clafairy
Post Number: 260
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 11:02 am: |
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Thanks kathee - It looks good, but Ill have a proper read of it later (im at work at the moment but its 5.00pm, so Im just about to head home..Yay!!)
Thankyou |
