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    Re: [RC] The Aging Equine Athlete! - Heidi Smith


    > > > I think a lesson that can be gained from this, is that foundation >
    > is > important, even more than starting age.
    >
    > Do you think that the fact that Kahlil was a small horse contributed?
    > Seems to me that some of the big guys might need a little longer to
    > mature.
    
    Actually, even the small ones are often not fast to mature.  (Most of ours
    are in the 14.2 to 15 h range, and I'd go Jim Holland one better and say
    that the average age of maturity is closer to 7 than 6 years.)  I think that
    why the smaller ones on the average last longer is because in most cases
    they are better balanced and better conformed.  It is very difficult to find
    an Arab much over 15 or 15.1 that is truly balanced--there are a few out
    there, and those that are seem to hang together ok, too.  But most
    taller/larger Arabs get their height by being out of proportion--longer
    cannon bones, incorrect angulation, etc.--and that's not conducive to
    athletic longevity.
    
    Heidi
    
    
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