How much more will a 2yr old grow?

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Its been years since I've had youngstock to play with and I'm trying to remember how much more a two year old will grow....


2yrs old filly currently standing around 14.2hh and her sire is 16hh. I have no other information. What do you all think will the filly make 16hh?

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I would have thought another hand so 15.2? Im sure they used to say they grew a hand from a year to 2 then another hand from 2 to full grown. i could be way off though!
 
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Its a TB and I thought she'd only grow another hand which would make her 15.2hh at maturity.

Do you think people have a tendancy to over estimate the height that youngstock will make?
 
Hmm I dont think there is anything out there saying that people over estimate the height , I know for me .... Both parents of missys is 16.3hh so Im going on that
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but if you dont know parentage then your kind of left on a whim on what they will eventually make .

I would say your 2 year will have quite another bit to grow , is she still bum high ? Any pics ? What you feeding her at the minute ?
 
Depends really, with Buddy was told 15.2hh which he will deffo make. But a lady on yard brought a cob he wasnt even 14hh and was 2 like Buddy and the previous owner owner had told her he would make over 14hh which there was no chance he would make. I think will be deffo be around 15.2hh for your TB as that seems about right...maybe a bit taller if anything.
 
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Hmm I dont think there is anything out there saying that people over estimate the height , I know for me .... Both parents of missys is 16.3hh so Im going on that
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but if you dont know parentage then your kind of left on a whim on what they will eventually make .

I would say your 2 year will have quite another bit to grow , is she still bum high ? Any pics ? What you feeding her at the minute ?

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She's not mine, she's a filly I'm going to look at for a friend.
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Just to give you an idea, my 2 yr old (turned 3 in the June) of 2007 stood at 15h, recently turned 4 this June gone and is 15.3.

Sire 17.2 WB, dam a small TB...don't think he'll grow much more to be honest looking at his frame.
 
Chancer who is gypsy cob was 14 hands at 2. He is 4 this month and now is 15 hands with a nearly 15.1 bum. Vet reckons final height will be 15.1 - 15.2.

His parents were 14.3 and 14.1 but he has been wormed, well fed and supplemented since weaning. A lot of gypsy cobs like him are growing about a hand bigger than their parents due to this.
 
my horsey was 14.2 at 2 he has just he has just turned 4 and is now 16 hands dont think he will go much bugger though now i think thats prob it fingers crossed though for a bit bigger he is morgan x irish sports horse
 
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