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She's a long way from the end of her growth - 3 years or so I'd bet - so 
don't give up on her being big enough.  And, as lots of other people 
have said, even at her present size, she's plenty big enough to carry 
you!  Be sure and read all the recent posts about Deb Bennett's article 
on growth plate closure and age and go to Susan Garlinghouse's website 
for her article on how much weight a horse can carry (much more than we 
assume!).  Don Funk, riding as a heavyweight (I'm pretty sure), rode 
Geronimo's Warrior (under 14 hands) many thousands of endurance miles! 
In my opinion, small horses are sturdier and stay sound longer than 
taller horses.
Laney

Claire Nystrom wrote:
> I have a 2 y. 9 mo. Arab filly that measures 13.2 3/4 and is extremely
> fine boned.  I used the weight tape to guess what she weighs and she
> measures in at 600 lbs. and has 6 in. cannon bones.  She is
> well-proportioned and isn't too thin-- she's just tiny.  She also has
> very small feet that really haven't gotten bigger.  I did notice that
> her ribcage grew some and her bones did fill out a bit over the summer
> and the fall, but I'm worried she's just going to be too small for me.
>  I'm 5'3", 110, but am worried that I am still too large for her.  I
> was planning on using her for trail/endurance but I'm afraid she's
> going to be too small-boned to hold up to the task.  I know horses
> vary tremendously-- but she needs to have a serious growth spurt for
> me to be able to ride her (perfect size horse for me is my mustang/tb
> mare- 14.2, 875 lbs. and medium amount of bone).  Just wanted to know
> if any of you more experienced endurance and Arab people on the list
> think she might get big enough.
> Additionally, her mom is pure Russian (14.3) and father is
> Egyptian/crabbet and I was told was 15.2 but I've never seen him.
>
> Thanks,
> Carol
>
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