Re: RC: Height in FEI Horses

[RONALD SANCHES <ronbarbara@thegrid.net>]

My horse, Calculator VA+// is l6h.  He has a respectable 100 mile record
and there are a number of "big" horses whose accomplishemnts speak for
themselves - Dolly De Cair's stallion, Wazir's Kharaty, is certainly one
of them.  I believe Sandy Schuler's wonderful horse Magnet is l5.3h.
Perhaps what these larger purebreds have in common as individuals is
extremely good conformation which is the key to their success in this
sport.  Barbara Sanches

Dave & Abby Bloxsom wrote:
> 
> > The horses at
> > the international 100 milers appear to be big arabs or arab/crosses.
> >
> > Maybe a few of these riders would share the actual measurements of their
> > horses with us.  Steve Rojak's Hawk and Wendy's Flicka are good sized.
> > Bev Gray's Omnar and Bravo, multiday champions, stood as tall as my CC
> > who is 16hh.  All of these are AngloArabs (I think).  But many of the
> > purebreds are just as large.  I don't recall many 14.2 hh horses at
> > either event.
> >
> Hawk is big (I'd guess 16hh) - his mom was a TB mare easily as tall, but
> his dad was a beautifully proportioned 14.3hh Arab.
> 
> -Abby Bloxsom and
> Sara (Hawk's half sister - 14.3 with shoes on, as was her 3/4 Arab mom)
> 
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