Horse ages

[Magicmillbrook]

When someone describes a horse as 'rising', for example rising 5, does that mean it is 4, but is approaching 5, or does it mean it is reaching the end of being 5 and will be 6 shortly?

 

[KatB]

Its four and coming upto 5.

 

[Rambo]

4 going on 5

 

[Magicmillbrook]

Thank you

 

[4whitesocks]

I thought a horse becomes 'rising 5' in teh January of the year that it will turn 5, because they all change age on the same day, 1st Jan - i.e. Sid is now rising 6, he'll actually be 6 at the end of July

 

[polyphonic]

i thought that was just thoroughbreds?!

 

[annaellie]

Yes that was my understanding that its the tbs offical bday on 1st jan but no other breed gets that offical day, someone please correct me if am wrong.

 

[Rambo]

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Yes that was my understanding that its the tbs offical bday on 1st jan but no other breed gets that offical day, someone please correct me if am wrong.

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Loads of associations and societies use the 1st Jan to increment a horses age...but only for the purposes of competition eligibiity. The BSJA is just one example

 

[polyphonic]

does that stand for tb x's? just going off the track a little