How to estimate how big a youngster will make?

[Stacie_and_Jed]

As the title says really.

One of the livery's has brought a coloured youngster and has offered him to me. I dont want to say yes ill have him if he wont make the size i need.

Im not too sure how big he is at the moment. I tried to compare his and Jed's legs last night and his seem just as long already. Jed is 15.3hh. The baby is supposed to be 2 but i think he is slightly younger.

Many thanks.

 

[tasteofchristmaschaos]

How big is he now and how big were his parents?

 

[Lobelia_Overhill]

I remember being told you measured a yearling from the ground to his elbow and doubled it ...

Not sure how accurate that is tho'

 

[martlin]

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I remember being told you measured a yearling from the ground to his elbow and doubled it ...

Not sure how accurate that is tho'

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It's relatively accurate.

 

[Stacie_and_Jed]

Tasteofchaos - Im not sure how big he is at the moment but i am looking into his parents.

I will try measuring to elbow and doubling it then. Thank you both.

 

[welshied]

I did the measuring to elbow thing on my yearling and it wasn't very accurate

 

[Peasfriend]

Don't necessarily go by the parents' heights.... Sire of my boy is 16hh, dam was 16.3hh, Pickle is 17.3hh (give or take - I haven't had a stick on him for a while!). At just four years.

 

[marinitagsd]

My girl is just 4 and approx 15.3, her sire is 16.1 and her mum 16.2, she is still bum high by about 2 inches so don't think she has stopped growing yet! Some take longer than others but "generally" look at both parents and previous progeny if poss.
x

 

[Lobelia_Overhill]

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I remember being told you measured a yearling from the ground to his elbow and doubled it ...

Not sure how accurate that is tho'

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It's relatively accurate.

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Really?! kewl!

 

[ecrozier]

Our new youngster's mum is 16.2 and dad 16.1hh. He is just 3, just over 16hh now but bum high so think he will make 16.2hh!