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Re: [RC] Small Horses - Barbara H-BWay back when, before the beginning of time, I remember when the ultimate size of an endurance horse was 14.1. This related to the cooling system, skin area proportionate to body cavity.My 14.1 1/2 hand mare has done very nicely thank you for about 17 years. Someone else might remember this trend. Barbara AERC #5289 PS. Good feet seem to hold up fine, small or not - they don't seem to be small for her size tho........ At 01:48 PM 2/10/03, you wrote: I'm on the horse hunt for my new endurance prospect. Went and looked at a nice little mustang mare this weekend. She's great, nice straight legs, good strong back, deep heart girth, long hip, lots of go, and a willing personality. My only concern is that she's only about 14.1 or so. She has 00 feet, but they are in good shape (my husband used to be a farrier and is accredited from the OK school). I'm 5'6" and tack in around 150 lbs or so. When I rode her this weekend, I didn't "feel" too big for her, and my husband said that I looked good on her, not out of proportion.
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