Re: RC: Height in FEI Horses

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/10/99 7:42:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Lyoness@Castlenet.com writes:

<<  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.  >>

Admittedly many of the non-purebreds are taller--no surprise there.  I 
haven't sticked RO Grand Sultan (Rio) who held his own in world level events 
probably longer than any other horse going, but I would sincerely doubt that 
he is over 14:3, if that.  Many fit, angular horses have a "tall look" but 
really aren't all that huge once you stand next to them and put hands on 
them.  Thinking about FEI level  horses from my own area, On A High 
(gold--Flagstaff) was quite small, Saxx (who carried a 
heavyweight--silver--Flagstaff) was quite average-sized, RT Muffin (AERC Hall 
of Fame, FEI golds in yesteryear) is a bit over 15 hh but is not a 
particularly big horse, Christy Janzen's Tais is not a big mare--the list 
goes on and on.  Not FEI--but BRR Aurber Lights (Tevis winner by a margin of 
well over an hour) likely won't make 14:2 with a stick and level.  Yes, I'd 
like to know where Cash and Jedi stick, but they didn't stand out to me to be 
overly large in comparison with others who I've had hands on a lot more and 
know for darn sure aren't particularly tall.

Heidi


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