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Re: [RC] more on Dainty horse - Mary Ann Spencer

When you get weight on a horse, the chest fills out and they look bigger overall. Many have taken 14 hh horses a long way. Temperament is really important. There is movie where a white horse - of desert origin, ie Arab-jumps over some huge horses who have riders on them and then impressed the rest of the group... dang can't remember the name of the movie. BUT that was a 14h Arabian. Really neat part of the movie.

Until Arabians gained some popularity in US, they were not 15hh routinely but were bred for other traits.. like loyality and disposition. With higher protein diets and breeding the bigger horses to bigger horses, ie the reverse of the miniature horse programs, they are now larger. BUT one can always get a throwback to the smaller sizes, which can happen in any animal.

Good feed will make a difference in the hooves and that takes a year to get good growth. When the horse gets more muscle often they will add one or two inches to the withers. Some never do as they are just thin muscles horses. Doesn't mean they can't carry a rider a long way. Human long distance runners are not bulky.

Can't really compare a thin muscled Arab with a thick muscles Quarter Horse. I have seen two horses side by side that measure the same at the whithers but the qtr type looks bigger.


----- Original Message ----- From: "andrea crisfi" <tazrus69@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:20 PM
Subject: [RC] more on Dainty horse


Hi All
Thank you for your responses! What I did like about
her was the way she moved. I took her on a short trail
ride and she had a great walk really ground
covering,wonderful long trot,nice canter and
willingness to go and want to please.
Thanks
Andra

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