StaceyTanglewood
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From the length of the cannon bone ????
my foals cannon bone is 10 inches long ?? (yes she is huge) xx
my foals cannon bone is 10 inches long ?? (yes she is huge) xx
how do you work out a foals fully grown hight ??
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JulieL
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This sounds like the start of a joke LOL.
Is the answer - he's grown out of his 3-6 pj's?
Is the answer - he's grown out of his 3-6 pj's?
Grey_Arab
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Well this supposedly (sp) works, using a front leg when she is 6 months old, measure from the ground to the point of elbow in inches, then double is and that's the adult height. I guess you then divide by 4 to get hands??
MillionDollar
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Ditto Jen_n_Ross
StaceyTanglewood
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oh bum i only measured the cannon bone and she is only 5 months next saturday !! will wait a month and re do - i actually dont want to know
Shilasdair
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No, that's not quite correct. Measure the foal's leg (at around 6 months) from the middle of the fetlock joint to the elbow (olecranon process), and take the same distance upwards from the elbow, to give the final wither height.
Do you know the height of the dam and sire?
S
Do you know the height of the dam and sire?
S
StaceyTanglewood
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No, that's not quite correct. Measure the foal's leg (at around 6 months) from the middle of the fetlock joint to the elbow (olecranon process), and take the same distance upwards from the elbow, to give the final wither height.
Do you know the height of the dam and sire?
S
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yes dam is 16.1 and sire is 16.3 - but my foal is huge at just under 5 months !!! im hoping she is doing all her growing now x
Everyone who sees her is amazed !!
No, that's not quite correct. Measure the foal's leg (at around 6 months) from the middle of the fetlock joint to the elbow (olecranon process), and take the same distance upwards from the elbow, to give the final wither height.
Do you know the height of the dam and sire?
S
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yes dam is 16.1 and sire is 16.3 - but my foal is huge at just under 5 months !!! im hoping she is doing all her growing now x
Everyone who sees her is amazed !!
_jetset_
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Troy was pretty big at that age, and is now even bigger at 7 months
His dam is 16.2hh and his sire is 16.1hh, but he has been estimated to make 17hh by the vet on his registration documents. I just hope he has it right, as at the moment he looks as though he will make a little bigger than that. He is already in a 5'9" rug
His dam is 16.2hh and his sire is 16.1hh, but he has been estimated to make 17hh by the vet on his registration documents. I just hope he has it right, as at the moment he looks as though he will make a little bigger than that. He is already in a 5'9" rug
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
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Troy was pretty big at that age, and is now even bigger at 7 months
His dam is 16.2hh and his sire is 16.1hh, but he has been estimated to make 17hh by the vet on his registration documents. I just hope he has it right, as at the moment he looks as though he will make a little bigger than that. He is already in a 5'9" rug
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Oh dear. I hope his growth stops below 17hh for you.
S
Troy was pretty big at that age, and is now even bigger at 7 months
His dam is 16.2hh and his sire is 16.1hh, but he has been estimated to make 17hh by the vet on his registration documents. I just hope he has it right, as at the moment he looks as though he will make a little bigger than that. He is already in a 5'9" rug
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Oh dear. I hope his growth stops below 17hh for you.
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StaceyTanglewood
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oh my god he sounds like my girl hun !! everyone who has seen her recons she will be a good 17 hands if not bigger !!
im only 5ft !! x
im only 5ft !! x
measles
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The last one we bred (before this year's foalie who should make 12.2hh) had a mum of 16hh and Dad of 17hh and ended up 18.1hh - honestly! He was too big for much and certainly for me at 5'4"!