At what age did your young horses fill out? Show me pics.

[MDB]

My rising 4 year old warmblood cross looks so immature, like a 2 year old. She came to use 18 months ago looking very much like the ugly duckling. She has grown upwards this year and has gained some width between her front legs, but otherwise she still seems so much narrower than our other two horses. Last time I measured her height around 156cm several months ago. She is pretty lean coming out of winter, there isn't much to her, although no doubt this will improve over spring and summer, but it adds to the immature gangly appearance. (Will get pics tomorrow in the daylight)
So just wondering when your youngsters filled out and would love to see your pics of your youngsters as they fill out over the years.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

My grey really matured during her fifth year. She didn't really grow any taller, but she got wider and went up a rug size.

Fully grown is with the blue halter.

 

[Nudibranch]

No pics on this phone but my WB really filled out between 4 and 6. He always grew very evenly and was never bum high but he filled out a huge amount in front. At 2 he was very much a TB type but by 7 he looked like a leggy ID.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

This is my gelding.

He has matured a bit more now, but I only have photos with him wearing rugs, so not very helpful.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

... and the photos are in the wrong order... poops.

The muddy, winter coat one is the most recent.

 

[Xanthoria]

Mt KWPN just gradually filled out - he's rising 7 now and pretty much done I think (!)

At 2 he was a weedy, downhill thing! 78" blanket, 16.2h at the front, 17h at the back...



At 3 he grew some withers, and stood 16.3h



At 4 he was 17h and got broader. 81" rug.



By 6 he was 17.1 and about 650kg, size 4 shoes, 60" girth, an 84-87" rug.

 

[Shooting Star]

No pictures to hand but my ISH that I bought at 6 1/2 didn’t get his ‘solid’ adult form until the summer of being 8

 

[JJS]

She's still got plenty of time to fill out, OP. This was Mary when I got her at four: weedy, gangly, and very babyish.

Less than a year later, she looked like this.

By six, this.

And I'll warrant that she isn't finished yet!

 

[ihatework]

This is my gelding.

He has matured a bit more now, but I only have photos with him wearing rugs, so not very helpful.

He’s beautiful Faracat

 

[paddy555]

My grey really matured during her fifth year. She didn't really grow any taller, but she got wider and went up a rug size.

Fully grown is with the blue halter.

very very nice.

 

[PapaverFollis]

I can't do pictures at the moment but my IDx /Irish cob of unknown breeding beastie was 16hh and 6ft6 standard rug when we got her at 5. She was big boned but gawky. She's now rising 8 and 16.2hh and a 6ft9 rug, preferably in "heavy horse" fit! She's build like the proverbial outhouse now.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Thank you Paddy and ihatework for your compliments about my horses.

ETA - thanks Trinket too.

 

[DabDab]

My Hann x PRE didn't finish chunking out until he was rising 9. At 4 he was a right gangly looking creature. I'll try to find some pictures.

 

[DabDab]

Ok, so I can't find any 4yo pics of him atm, but this is him at 7:


And this is him now at rising 10 (sorry, pic isn't great):

 

[_HP_]

As a three year old..

As a two year old


She filled out at three but, at rising 6, has just gone extremely bum high

 

[only_me]

As a gangly 4/rising 5 year old

At 7 he finally finished growing into his legs lol

 

[Coblover63]

I bought a cob mare as 8 but it turned out she was only 6. These are both Feb/October comparisons in 2017. (The very top pic was the day I went to meet/try her)

 

[MDB]

Wow. Lots of amazing before and after pics. All gorgeous horses! Thanks for all the replies! So there is hope for my mare.
I finally took some pics of her.

 

[Pippity]

I'm not sure how much is maturing and how much is change in management, but my cob went from this at six:


To this at seven:


She's gone from her 6'3" rugs being a bit loose to being a bit tight, so I suspect I'll have to buy her new ones for next winter. Bugger.

 

[DabDab]

Wow. Lots of amazing before and after pics. All gorgeous horses! Thanks for all the replies! So there is hope for my mare.
I finally took some pics of her.

Crikey, she looks the absolute spit of my horse when I bought him at 3.5 years!

 

[Denbob]

There's hope for the beast!

As a just backed 3yo standing 15.2hh

And this winter as a rising 6yo standing 16.2.


Still a long way to go though! Not expecting him to fully finish up before he's 8 or 9.

 

[Leo Walker]

Xanthoria what an ugly duckling yours was at 2, and what a lovely stamp of a horse he is now!

 

[Pc2003]

Oh these are great! My rising 2 year old literally looks like a foal compared to some of these pics!!! Maybe he will be a late one!!!

 

[Pc2003]

Here he is, looking very foal like!

 

[Jaybugg]

Heres pics of Grace as a foal with her mum, as a weanling, a yearling then a 2yo she's now rising 3yo and a bit of a chunk! (Only the last pic was when I owned her, all others are from previous owners)