How much will he grow?

[Sunjunkieme]

I’ve bought myself an oversize Connie.

super excited to meet him when he arrives next week. He was 2 on my Birthday, 4th May. He measures 14.3 and is bum high.

I’ve read that they grow maybe 5 - 9% more, so I’m conservatively hoping for 15’2”, but I know that my now 10 year old definitely grew a bit and obviously filled out a lot.

What’s your experience with Connies? Would love to know how much they grew after reaching their 2nd birthday.

his sire is Western Boy.

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Mine finished at 16.1hh, but he was already 15.1hh aged two.

 

[Cortez]

We call them Connemaras, and you can do the string test to get a pretty accurate reading of how tall he is likely to be. What is the other part of the breeding? That will affect mature height.

 

[Sunjunkieme]

This is his breeding

 

[Sunjunkieme]

We call them Connemaras, and you can do the string test to get a pretty accurate reading of how tall he is likely to be. What is the other part of the breeding? That will affect mature height.

We call them Connemaras, and you can do the string test to get a pretty accurate reading of how tall he is likely to be. What is the other part of the breeding? That will affect mature height.

his Dam is Corbo Lady Jane. Her sire is Caherview King.

 

[Sunjunkieme]

We call them Connemaras, and you can do the string test to get a pretty accurate reading of how tall he is likely to be. What is the other part of the breeding? That will affect mature height.

No offence meant. We love our Connemara’s here. Refer to them affectionately as ’the Connies’ mostly because my Buckskin and his Chum are known as ‘the two Connies’ they are a comedy double act! ?

 

[First Frost]

One of my Connemaras grew a hand between 2 and 6 so ended up at 15.1. The other only grew an inch so ended up at 14.2, however he is a much more chunky traditional type. Mine are also like a comedy double act, one buckskin one grey. I also have a sooty buckskin Connemara X TB but the other two know he is a part bred so he's definitely not part of the club!

 

[stangs]

We call them Connemaras

Is there a problem with using the shortened form, connie, instead?

 

[BBP]

Is there a problem with using the shortened form, connie, instead?

For some reason Connie has always irritated the heck out of me, same as lami for laminitis. And yet now I have one I have started referring to the group of 3 as the connies. So I’m annoying myself now ?

 

[Sunjunkieme]

For some reason Connie has always irritated the heck out of me, same as lami for laminitis. And yet now I have one I have started referring to the group of 3 as the connies. So I’m annoying myself now ?

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[Sunjunkieme]

One of my Connemaras grew a hand between 2 and 6 so ended up at 15.1. The other only grew an inch so ended up at 14.2, however he is a much more chunky traditional type. Mine are also like a comedy double act, one buckskin one grey. I also have a sooty buckskin Connemara X TB but the other two know he is a part bred so he's definitely not part of the club!

Yep, I think it’s the accent! ?

 

[Sunjunkieme]

i feel like some sort of wise woman today, ? I’ve been measuring all the youngsters and sagely predicting their height ????

 

[Errin Paddywack]

You will have to make a note of your predictions so you can check which are right.

 

[Cortez]

Is there a problem with using the shortened form, connie, instead?

It annoys me. Connemara is a region of Ireland where Connemara ponies originate. We call them Connemara ponies here.

 

[KittenInTheTree]

There's been a lot of ID, TB and Arab blood crossed in to get the Connemara as it stands now. Whatever sort of "native" pony the breed might have begun from is long gone nowadays.

 

[Sunjunkieme]

It annoys me. Connemara is a region of Ireland where Connemara ponies originate. We call them Connemara ponies here.

like I say, no offence meant. I also no doubt irritate the Welsh referring to welshies and anyone who owns a coloured horse by calling them patchy Tw*ts. ?

Now, if you’re talking inaccuracies, riddle me this, why do you guys refer to Buckskins as Dun. Now what is that about?

 

[Cortez]

like I say, no offence
meant. I also no doubt irritate the Welsh referring to welshies and anyone who owns a coloured horse by calling them patchy Tw*ts. ?

Now, if you’re talking inaccuracies, riddle me this, why do you guys refer to Buckskins as Dun. Now what is that about?

It's about "buckskin" being an American term being introduced relatively recently. Dun is the traditional word used for the colour and comes from the Irish language 'donn' which means light brown, so the origin is Irish ( as is 'pony'; you're welcome). I am well aware that there is a genetic difference between the two colors.

 

[Sunjunkieme]

It's about "buckskin" being an American term being introduced relatively recently. Dun is the traditional word used for the colour and comes from the Irish language 'donn' which means light brown, so the origin is Irish ( as is 'pony'; you're welcome). I am well aware that there is a genetic difference between the two colors.

 

[Sunjunkieme]

And there’s the rub, genetics. Dun being a primitive gene that doesn’t exist in Connemara ponies, so they are in fact Buckskin. So, you continue to refer to them as Dun, and I’ll call ‘em Connies, the world will continue to turn. ?

 

[Sunjunkieme]

He’s arrived ? and string test (thank you everyone) puts his adult height at between 15.3 and 16hh. I’m more than happy ?

 

[Errin Paddywack]

So where are the pictures, eagerly waiting.

 

[Sunjunkieme]

So where are the pictures, eagerly waiting.

Frantically trying to work out how to resize them! ?

 

[Sunjunkieme]

So where are the pictures, eagerly waiting.