pics + a vid - CS working today:

[Dotilas]

http://www.equinestudies.org/ranger_2008/ranger_piece_2008_pdf1.pdf

I have read that but I think it's fair to say it's a magazine article, and not really a scientific study. What I'm looking for more is a study across breeds and am interested in the rate in comparison between breeds. In fact the synopsis of the study I found does say that thoroughbreds mature physically much faster than the other breeds in the study, that meaning the fusion of the growth plates etc in the bones. In the link you have posted though, it does say that development rate depends on size.

Proof that some horses will put up with out cr$p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opMiCyoRzYM&feature=share he is quiet a young horse & no he is not an English rider.

Apparently he is actually a stunt rider in a decathlon and is doing this for a laugh. If you look closely the only real "rough landing" is where the guy tries to make sure he doesn't have any babies for life!

 

[Topaz Tiger]

Yes I am well known for being upfront. And if you were here I would tell you that you are petty with your "PS. Its Reining, not reigning...... " As mis-typing, spelling errors litter this thread as they do on most posts. "Do you people not read?" It is a valid question, considering people were asking the same question despite it being answered on the first post. I will be at the stallion show at Addington in Feb, please feel free to continue the conversation.

I don't think there is anything wrong with being upfront, I am a fan of it in some degree myself, but I think you come across as very antagonistic, certainly in this thread anyway.
I will pass on meeting you at the stallion show thanks, not sufficiently bothered either way......
As far as me being petty....... Well maybe I was...... But I was mildly amused, hence the smiley face, that you were proporting to be such an authority on things and yet didn't appear to be able to spell the name of the subject you appeared to have so much knowledge about.....
Maybe if you read things back before you sent them, you would have the opportunity to correct spelling errors and perhaps realise that some of your comments might sound a little harsh......?

 

[Pachamama]

That is probably one of the ruddest comments on HHO at the moment and all because PS dared share her photos and training ideas with everyone. You should apologize to her.

Rude? It was a statement of fact. PS is not in the same league as a rider or trainer as Carl Hester, so it is not accurate to suggest that her skills in training young horses are equal to his. If you are comparing one of his horses to CS, then you HAVE to consider the pilot. Logical.
And I wasn't even responding to HER post.