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[RC] Help!!! Horse not growing!!! - Claire NystromI 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 -- Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming- WOW- what a ride!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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