Foal to Fully Grown

@JFTDWS You wanted the fugly stage, this comparison pic came up in my fb memories today, 3yr old to 6yr old
Lovely. And that's one of the least fugly youngsters I've seen in a while! (Although, yea, it's very much a stage of development that is less... aesthetically delightful!)
 
There aren't many Saddlebred or Saddlebred X's in the UK so it's nice to (virtually) meet another one!
Which side is the Saddlebred?

The sire. I don’t know much about him or names etc. I just tracked the breeder down! He’s not going to be winning any conformation prizes, but I fell for him when part-loaning him and the rest is history. Currently working on building him up and getting him to use his back end correctly. He is a seriously weird mover! Beautiful temperament and quick to learn, though! He’s 5 in June. Photos attached of dad — and him with his mum at one-day-old.
 

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Lovely. And that's one of the least fugly youngsters I've seen in a while! (Although, yea, it's very much a stage of development that is less... aesthetically delightful!)
Thats an extremely polite way of saying it! This horse has always had a very beautiful soul, but it certainly took a while for his body to catch up.
 
Lots to work on, but here he is 🤎
 

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Baby Appy with her mum 15 years ago. Quite a sad photo really because her dam got sepsis from a retained placenta and they were trying very hard to save her at this point - tragically pedal bones sunk and she was PTS.

Obviously carrying the varnish gene given she's a LOT whiter now! Rocking spring spots at the moment.
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2 months, 1 year, 2 year and 3 year 🙂

🤞hoping she makes it to 16.1 been, 15.25 or so for some time 😢 but is already big bodied now (weighs 1100 already!) . Unsure what she will mature to when she is 7, can't wait.
 

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Bird, as a foal, as a yearling, and all grown up as a 6 yr old. Criollo x paint (her dam had exactly the same neck splash and 4 white socks)
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