Re: RC: questions with foals....

[dluehosh@juno.com]

Arabs continue to grow well past four years of age. That is why we never
really START ours under saddle too much until they are four. They just
ain't done cookin' yet!
Certain lines are much more slow than others... Polish is one of hte
slowest from here...
Gwen Dluehosh DVM

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 19:00:39 -0800 "Karen Sullivan" <greymare@jps.net>
writes:
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lif Strand 
>   2)  Latest we ever had a horse grow was when he was 7.  Grew an 
> inch in height, and a halter size.  3/4 Arab, 1/4 Welsh pony.  Lif
> 
> 
>   Thanks-I noticed on the sale page a Prarie Park horse (Rushcreek 
> breeding) listed as 15 hands at age 4-should mature to 15.3.  Does 
> it make sense that a four year old would grow 3 inches?
> 
>   karen
> 
>   BTW-I think that an arab that is 14.2 is a fine size-however 
> occasionally I long for something taller-being almost 6 feet myself!
> 

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