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Hey guys,

 

 I recently bred to a 16' Arabian stud.  I had a young mare that was 14.2 at the time of breeding, the foal is here now, and I am not sure that she will mature to what I have expected.  He (the stallion) was a true 16'.  I am kinda like someone else here on RC that has a built in "measure stick".  He is the biggest boned, largerest Arab I have ever seen.  He really is 16 hands.  I only hope that the foal (5 months now) will grow to be something over 15.1.

 

Jody, who likes the larger horses

Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Please Reply to: Nicole z_arabs@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > I used to haul a TB for a lady and it was 16.2. If I reached as 
> > high as I could possibly reach with my fingertips, that was the
> > top of his withers. I can't imagine an Arab like that.
>
> No kidding! I have a couple of 16 hand Oldenburg mares at my
> house right now being bred to my stallion and they are HUGE. Even
> my 6' 210lb husband keeps calling them "way too big." I really can't 
> imagine an Arabian that height, let alone with the substance to
> go along with the added height. Nor do I really want to.
>
> Not a single "16 hand" Arabian that I've seen in the flesh was
> anywhere near the size of these mares. 
>
> And, on the substance issue (one near and dear to me), I am often
> amazed at the Arabians I see that are a good
>  hand or more taller
> than my 14.1 mare, but whose bodies are smaller than hers -- not
> just smaller in proportion, but just plain smaller. And I don't
> consider her all that substantial compared to some of my others
> at home.
>
> ~Nicole
>
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