Bum High Youngsters

[Cripple101]

Hi all
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Quick question about bum high babies, and when do you start thinking they're going to stay bum high?

My youngster is 4 late this month, and still rather bum high. He's just under 16.2hh so quite a big lad anyway - I've been letting him grow up and just assuming he'll level out, but at what point do I start to worry he's doing to stay bum high? Probably worrying about nothing, but after a few comments I've started to worry! (I am the world's biggest worrier anyway!)

Photos of him today:

http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/Ma...g.html?filters[user]=146244867&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/Ma...g.html?filters[user]=146244867&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=2

And for the entertainment factor (!!!), 6 months ago..

http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/Ma...g.html?filters[user]=146244867&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1

Thanks in advance
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[Birker2020]

cant open your photos but some horses especially bigger types don't start levelling out until there five or six so I wouldn't panic just yet my four year old IDxTB mare that I had years ago didn't stop growing until she was six and then levelled out.

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

Feed vitamins and minerals and plenty of forage, and keep worrying for two more years.
The main problem is that they can't be expected to do any serious collected ridden work because they are unbalanced, and of course they can't be rushed. If fed hard in winter it won't make any difference, nature always wins, by reducing the growth spurt in summer.
That is not to say that you can't process things along a bit, but you need to start at year 1