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FW: [RC] [RC] Horse size....what gives?!?! - Mike SherrellI'm out of the snow zone, but I might suggest Teflon spray from the hardware store. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical (USA) 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lucy Chaplin Trumbull Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:57 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Horse size....what gives?!?! If small horses end up going cheap, all the better for those of us who *want* small horses. :))) Mine have been getting smaller each time I get one. The latest purchase is a Section B welsh pony who's currently (at 16 months old) 11:2 . He should mature to between 13 hh and 13:2 hh, which will be excellent, size-wise. My new arab is also smaller than the older pones - I'm guessing he's not more than 14:1. Between him and the pony, the others all look *massive* to my eye now, almost scarily so (I'm 5'2"). Having short horses means no ducking under branches, easy to get on and off, and they fit in small trailers, etc... But as someone else pointed out, it's not so much the physical height as how they carry themselves. Of my older horses, the "shorter one" who's 14:2/14:3 feels way taller once you get on than the other two who are both ~15 hh. He's got a long neck and a long back and is very forward, so he just feels bigger. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lucy Chaplin Trumbull elsietee AT foothill DOT net Repotted english person in the Sierra foothills, California * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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