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Yeah, "hybrid vigor", right?  And it's been pointed out that I can't 
count, Twix is actually turning 4 months old next Saturday, born on May 
Day.  Which makes her even more outsized.  But definitely balanced.

I don't like "extremes" in general, and hate how so many Arab breeders 
promote their stock as "Extreme" or "Extreme Type", sometimes that's so 
refined as to resemble some fantasy artist's idea of what a horse 
should be rather than the "using" critters we need.  Though I'm always 
a fan of pretty horses that can "do", nothing wrong with getting the 
"pretty" in there too.

Lynne
Ember, Q and Twix waiting for Rob the shoer's arrival--Ember's getting 
her feet trimmed at 20 weeks since the last time--shoulda been done at 
18, but that Equus article made Rob too popular!  But it shows what a 
proper trim can do, allowing the feet to wear properly by themselves; 
he's been doing my gang since June '03.  I sent out a "postcard" to 
Twix's e-list last night, a roll shot of Ember displaying her dainty 
tootsies if anyone wants to see what 20 weeks looks like.

On Sep 1, 2004, at 7:04 AM, <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Your horses don't really strike me as "too big" anyway, thx I'm
> > sure to being balanced and not all leg or anything like that.
> > Makes a huge difference, as you know (pun intended?). So, I guess
> >  we can stay friends.  Maybe. ;-)
> >
> > > and Twix, underarm high at 4 1/2 months, how is it they can
> > > change that much overnight??
> >
> > Sounds like you have a monster on your hands!  Yikes!
>
> Don't forget, Nicole, that Twix is a partbred--and that each breed has 
> its
> own "normal distribution" curve relative to height...   And that the
> crossbreds sometimes have yet a whole nuther "curve" which can 
> sometimes
> average even larger than either parent's breed!  :-)
>
> Heidi


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