Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Horse size, Rider Size, weight, trivia, training and observations

Everyone I've ever met tells me "drafts" mature slower.  Most of the big
horses tend to need time to fill out and develop (which makes sense in that
they have farther to go to reach full size).

I have to wonder if the soundness issues people have with the larger horses
are from them working them at too young an age.  I know with our 2 y.o.
Irish Sport horse, he's going to be around 16 h and he's as tall as some of
the other horses in the field.  Another year he will look grown up, but
still be developing.  My wife's Dressage instructor already wants to start
him lunging (longeing? how is that word spelled?).  We are refusing because
joints and such aren't fully formed.

Charles
PS: Ever notice that none of the gymnasts or figure skaters at the Olympics
are over 25, and most are in their teens?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bette Lamore" <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Charles" <cdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Horse size, Rider Size, weight, trivia, training and
observations


> Hi Charles
> You have a good point. My experience with training the taller horse is
> that I start them later, as a rule. My tall ones seem to mature far
> slower. My two year olds many times look like yearlings in build--- all
> gangly. They pull themselves together at 5 years.



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