Re: RC: questions with foals....

[Lynne Glazer <lynne@glazer.org>]

Sylvia,

I think there are lines of Arabians that do grow a lot after most 
people think they're fully grown.

My mare grew a full hand between 3 and 6, for instance.  I'm not sure 
whether her brother by the same sire will do the same since he's just 
under 15hh at 3, but all the other babies I've seen by this sire have 
*looked* like babies until hitting 3--then they've shot up.

A few years back, a friend from the east coast sent me her wooden 
measuring stick with level on indefinite loan, which has been 
borrowed and used on lots of friends' horses.  I dubbed it "the 
official tall tale eliminator stick", and the name has stuck.

Lynne
and Rem-member Me, 15.2 1/2", sticked level on concrete <g>



At 10:46 PM -0500 3/29/00, Dbeverly4@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 3/29/00 7:15:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, greymare@jps.net
>writes:
>
><<   Does it make sense that a four year old would grow 3 inches? >>
>
>Nope!  Wishful thinking.  Also, when you go shopping for Arabs (in
>particular) bring a measuring stick.  I've found that almost all Arab owners
>think they have a 15 hand horse when in fact very few do.  I went with a
>friend a few months ago who was actually looking for a 14.2 or smaller Arab. 
>She kept seeing ads for horses who were 15.2+, finally I suggested we go take
>a look.  In every case, the horses were waaaaay smaller than advertised.  I
>think the sellers honestly thought the horses were over 15 hands (most were
>around 14.1 or 2).  You can buy a measuring stick from State Line Tack for
>about $20 -- worth every penny -- just in the fun you can have measuring your
>friend's horses <eg>
>
>Sylvia
>
>Sylvia
>