Re: Re: Arab growth rate

["Becky Huffman" <tos@htcomp.net>]

What was the final age of the horses tested in the study.  Did they stop at
60 months or measure them again at 72 or even 120 months.  Those percents
look like they were based on the assumption that the horses reached their
final height at 60 months.

Becky Huffman
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----- Original Message ----- <snipped>> was 15hh at 5.....and at 7 he is
15.2
<snipped> > > We got a 6 yo who grew from 15 to 15-2 after we got him,

> > Susan Garlinghouse wrote:
> >
> > > Besides the Deb Bennett website, Cal Poly measured heights of
different
> > > Parts in their foal crops for several years to find out the same
> > > thing---these were in Arabian horses of primarily CMK and Polish
breeding.
> > > Below are the results for wither height for the colts (females were
just a
> > > tad different, but not enough to really notice):
> > >
> > > Age in months/percent mature height:
> > > birth/61.3%
> > > 6/84.05%
> > > 12/90.78%
> > > 24/96.30%
> > > 36/98.12%
> > > 48/99.35%
> > > 60/100.0%
> > >
> > > The standard deviation was roughly between an inch and an inch and a
half
> > > throughout, so of course there was some variation between individuals