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Sure he was 7? Unless you have papers... (even then)?
I had 2 ponies and 2 horses that were "creatively aged"(2 we found by 
tatoos)(one freeze branded)(others were teeth and vets).i read that arabs 
teeth out younger often, draft horses older than norm.
Same with height. We finally borrrowed a stick with a level, in the garage, 
our 16.3 was 16.1, our 16.1 was 15.3. Also  where they are measured makes a 
difference.
   About mounting. There is a "thingamajig" that you put in your 
stirrup(easyup?) and can carry with you. There is also  one that fits on a 
western horn(it is just a stirrup on a nylon strap with a loop for 
horn).Then you could do what english riders do(if your horse will let you, 
not Rascal, stand is not in his vocabulary). They let a stirruup down a 
couple holes, mount, then rehole the stirrup. You can do this with english, 
wintec, or biothane leathers.
  I always use a mounting stool in ring, a rock, depresssion, log, or once 
I had a nice chair and bucket on the trail someone left for me.And he is 
only 14.2.5, but we have the rotund,saddle roll problem(all saddles ,just 
about).     Laurie and Rascal
p.s. there is always "stilts":}






> From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <RhndLev@xxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Horse size -- was Rios  brother
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 21:55:58 -0700
>
> I would have said that a gelding stops growing at seven, but your horse has
> made a liar out of me.  As for mounting, do as I do....cheat.  Use a
> mounting block, a large stable rock, put your horse on the downhill side of
> you, mount from a berm......Lots of possibilities.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RhndLev@xxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:20 PM
> Subject: [RC] Horse size -- was Rios brother
>
>
> > How old does an Arabian or half-Arabian have to be before you can be
> certain
> > of the size they are going to reach?  I ask because I purchased a seven
> year
> > old half-Arabian late last fall.  He was 14.2 hh, which seemed almost
> perfect
> > for me.  We've been doing a lot of riding since then, and I kept 
> thinking,
> > man, this horse is getting harder and harder to mount.  I finally
> re-measured
> > him and he has grown from 14.2 hh to 15.2 hh.  Any ideas on how much
> longer
> > he is going to grow???
> >
> > I REALLY wanted a short horse, but I'm so in love with this one that 
> he's
> not
> > going anywhere, so does anyone have suggestions for exercises I can do 
> to
> > strength my body for mounting?  I've been doing squats and stretching, 
> but
> > that's just not cutting it.
> >
> > Rhonda
> >
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