Heights of your babies!

SarahThomas said:
There's also a freak racehorse who has been exported to race in Canada and she is 17'2hh, despite having no brothers or sisters (full or half) that exceed 16hh. She's better than some stallions in this country when it comes to racing too :) go girl!
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Interesting. I had an Ardross filly (Ardross was about 16 hand'ish wasn't he?) and she grew to just under 18 hands. She was out of a 16 hand mare called Polykala. Both foals from this mare were big. The were born HUGE. I guess where ever height gene she carried was a strong one!
 
Wolf: Sire 15 hand NSH, Dam 14.2 welsh cob. He's 3yo and seems to be heading for the expected 14.3/15 hands (14.2 at the moment, but with short legs so I can't see there being much more height in there)

Felix and Spud are full brothers. Sire is 15.2, dam about the same poss a bit smaller. Spud was the 3rd/4th? foal of the pairing and is 15.1. The other siblings are about the same size to my knowledge (there are quite a few of them). Felix is the last of the line and he's 2 at the moment and his legs are about 3 inches longer than Spud's so I think he could end up pushing 15.3.
 
Mare 16h, Stallion 16'3 - Foal (now 4) 16'1 1/2 (think he will make 16'2/16'3)

Mare 16h (same mare), Stallion 17'2 - Yearling already standing 15'1 at the wither......
 
EstherYoung said:
Wolf: Sire 15 hand NSH, Dam 14.2 welsh cob. He's 3yo and seems to be heading for the expected 14.3/15 hands (14.2 at the moment, but with short legs so I can't see there being much more height in there)

Felix and Spud are full brothers. Sire is 15.2, dam about the same poss a bit smaller. Spud was the 3rd/4th? foal of the pairing and is 15.1. The other siblings are about the same size to my knowledge (there are quite a few of them). Felix is the last of the line and he's 2 at the moment and his legs are about 3 inches longer than Spud's so I think he could end up pushing 15.3.
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Ok well they are fairly expected, right? Spud might be a bit surprise but not a huge one! Cute names too.
 
My spotty boy's Dam was about 15hh and his sire 15.2hh and he is 5years and about 15- 15.1hh and still growing! Think he will end up a solid 15.1hh though.

Just bought a 3 year old who sire is 14hh and Dam is probably 16hh+ (not definite yet) and she is currently 15hh+
 
rowy said:
My spotty boy's Dam was about 15hh and his sire 15.2hh and he is 5years and about 15- 15.1hh and still growing! Think he will end up a solid 15.1hh though.

Just bought a 3 year old who sire is 14hh and Dam is probably 16hh+ (not definite yet) and she is currently 15hh+
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If that's the one is your sig he is absolutely beautiful! He's so pretty, someone should tell him he's not a mare! I love small horses, so much less painful when you fall! :rolleyes:
 
mines dam is friesian warmblood and i think she was 15.2! sire is 14.2

my filly is 14hh withers and a little bum high (shes rising two)



shes being sold in spring as im rather tall :o
 
carmenlucy123 said:
My foal is 14.1 withers 14.3 bum at 13 months
Mum 15.2 just and dad 16hh
I am hoping for 16hh
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Minimum! LOL. One of mine was this height at that age, she's now around 16.3hh.

Have you done the knee measure? Yours is about the right age to do that 'test'. Measure (keeping tape straight) from mid-knee down the front of the leg to the top of the hoof (coronary band level). Whatever the measurement is in inches = approximate adult height in hands. So, 15.75 inch would convert to 15.3hh. 16.25 would equal 16.1 hh, etc.

I couldn't believe it when my filly's measured a smidge under 17 inches. I thought, "Yeah, right!" as her dam was 15.1 hh and this was her first foal, and the sire had been 16.0hh.... But mine's made that. Just about. :)
 
Spyda said:
Have you done the knee measure? Yours is about the right age to do that 'test'. Measure (keeping tape straight) from mid-knee down the front of the leg to the top of the hoof (coronary band level).
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Do you follow the contours of the leg for this, Spyda?

Make sure you let us know of the result carmenlucy 123!
 
Kacey88 said:
Do you follow the contours of the leg for this,
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No. Keep the tape straight between the mid-line at the centre of the knee, down to the coronet band. Don't follow the contours. I wasn't sure either when I did it but the contoured measurement equalled almost 18 inches, so four years on I can confirm it's the straight down measure that works!
 
Another test you can do is to take a measuring tape from the point of the elbow straight to the floor, then turn it round so end on the floor is pointing straight up, wherever the tip of the tape is is approx height your baby will make. I didn't believe this when I did it the Friesian I had, his dam was 16hh, sire 15.3hh and grandsire on dad's side only 15.1hh, yet it was saying my boy would be huge! Yet by the the time he was 7 he was standing, wait for it, 17.1hh!!!!!!!! I had to sell him to my friend when he was 5 as I'm 5ft 1" and he was a big solid 16.3hh then.

I also had a filly who's dam was 15.1hh, sire 16.1hh, at 14 months old my filly stood 14.3hh at the wither and 15.1h at the rump.

I believe that the right nutrients and good quality forage, being kept warm when it's needed and lots of love and attention can affect the end height of your babies, I hope you get the size your looking for! xx
 
My Teddy is a clyde x trad cob and he was 2 in July. His mam has the clyde in her and she is a big roomy mare standing approx 15.2 and his dad is the trad cob and he's approx 15.1hh.

Teddy was 14hh as a yearling and is now 15.1hh as a 2 yr old. His bum is a good 15.2hh and he's really well built for a youngster. Anyone care to guess his adult height? I've done the measuring from the middle of his knee to his coronet band and it came out at 16"...so 16hh.

I was hoping for a cob type of approx 15.2hh but something tells him he's gonna exceed that! LOL Here's some pics of him............

He's starting his groundwork education here.
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This was a show in June this year.
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He's 7 weeks old here......I love him!
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Answers on a postcard.....? LOL x
 
carmenlucy123 said:
I thought the rule was +2hh for a yearling and 1hh for a two year old
So 16.1hh? :)
He is a lovely chap
I feel the need for more pictures off everyone
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I heard that too and I agree, more pictures!

I was going to say 16hh, that's a nice height! I love Teddy, he looks like you'd have loads of fun (and cuddles!) together. Would you consider doing Maxi Cob on him? I'd say he's look very smart hogged and clipped :D

I think that genetics give horses a framework, say 15hh to 15.2hh and then their nutrition lands them somewhere between the two.
 
Thanks, He is a real sociable chap and very loving. He'll be well big enough for me then! My other cob is only 14.2hh and although I seem a bit big for her I wasn't after a giant! LOL

I was hoping for 15.3hh at the most but no doubt he'll be a bit bigger than that....he was gelded young too and that can affect their adult height.

Would love to see more pics though! x
 
Thanks Kasey88, funny you should mention maxi cobs. I was just thinking the same recently and was speaking to a friend about it. He's definately not a traditional cob...more like a gentleman's hunter or maxi cob as you say. Currently he's been shown natural and hairy at a few riding club shows for experience. Have to say, I'm dying to get my solo comb on his mane and smarten him up a bit.....that's the next job! LOL

He has some feather but I reckon he'd suit them clipped off....whole different world for me as my other is very traditional and hairy!

What does everyone else think? If he was yours, how would you show him? Cheers.
 
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Peeping over (I'm 5ft4)

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This is from about 11 months

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Turned out now like a big girl, Mabel was orphaned lost her mum, and then 10 months later we lost her companion another orphan I bought who was 3 months older to grass sickness I have just re buddies her up with another foal and turned her out :)
 
cblover said:
He's definately not a traditional cob...more like a gentleman's hunter or maxi cob as you say.
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Definitely maxi cob, and a great big proper one at that! How much bone does he have?

Why don't you clip his feathers first, maybe then you'll have a better idea without going the whole "hog"? :D

I can just imagine him with a great thick noseband, all hogged and trimmed and gleaming *drools*
 
carmenlucy123 said:
Mabel was orphaned lost her mum, and then 10 months later we lost her companion another orphan I bought who was 3 months older to grass sickness I have just re buddies her up with another foal and turned her out :)
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:( That's so sad. She's so pretty, did you do the string test after? She's going to be tall!
 
Thanks Kasey88, Ted has 10.5 inch of bone already so he's gonna be a solid chap. I just wanted to introduce the clippers to him properly over a sensible period and not rush it by Sunday. May try the solo comb on his mane before Sunday and see how far we get. I can imagine I'll go mad and there will be no going back! lol
 
My 18h1" Shire mare was put to an 18h Shire stallion. Her 3 year old son is 17h3".

My 17h2" Shire mare was put to an 18h Shire stallion (different from above), and her 3 year old son is 18h+.

Both boys have a few more years of, possibly, significant growth.
 
I bred her from my mare in the soggy who unfortunatley i lost
Her dad is the lovely Ganton Beltaine who unfortunatly is also no longer with us :(
I hand reared her and I hope for her to be a general all rounder for me
:)
 
I am looking at a yearling who was 1 past April who is standing at 13.3 now. His parents are both 14:2s. Do you think he will be bigger than them? He is half Welsh sec D.
 
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