Re: RC: Re: Arab growth rate

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Just passing on someone else's results, chief. :-)

susan g

----- Original Message -----
From: Truman Prevatt, PhD <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
To: Susan Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <amandaperez@ureach.com>; <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: RC: Re: Arab growth rate


> We got a 6 yo who grew from 15 to 15-2 after we got him, much to my wife's
> chagirn. From what I have found out from his previous owner (and woman who
> bred him) his father and mother both grew to about 8 yo. So its the
exceptions
> that make it a statistical question rather than one that has any meaning
:-).
>
> Cheers
> Truman
>
> Susan Garlinghouse wrote:
>
> > Besides the Deb Bennett website, Cal Poly measured heights of different
> > Parts in their foal crops for several years to find out the same
> > thing---these were in Arabian horses of primarily CMK and Polish
breeding.
> > Below are the results for wither height for the colts (females were just
a
> > tad different, but not enough to really notice):
> >
> > Age in months/percent mature height:
> > birth/61.3%
> > 6/84.05%
> > 12/90.78%
> > 24/96.30%
> > 36/98.12%
> > 48/99.35%
> > 60/100.0%
> >
> > The standard deviation was roughly between an inch and an inch and a
half
> > throughout, so of course there was some variation between individuals.
> >
> > Susan G
>
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