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Oberon

Oberon

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For those of you who may owe me a favour out there ;)

Would you measure your horse's head?

I need 4 measurements - Nose, Brow, Cheeks and Over the Top

1) Nose = Round the nose
2) Brow = Round the brow
3) Cheek = Eye to mouth
4) Over the Top = From eye to eye (over the poll)

This is to help me understand what some horse's head size are nowadays.

As many as possible would be great :). Size and breed info would be great too.
 
am off on holiday tomorrow so will get them for you when i get back if you will still need them in a weeks time
 
I'll give it a bash, but Kal is a bit of an oddity - despite being 16.3hh(ish) with plenty of bone, he takes a cob bridle because his head is rather small - by which I mean not just short but narrow/fine.

Not going back up to yard today, but will try and remember to do this for you tomorrow.

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Well very interesting results. :)

Chestnut mare, anglo-arab, just over 15.2hh.
1) Nose = Round the nose 21 inches.
2) Brow = Round the brow 16 inches.
3) Cheek = Eye to mouth 12 inches.
4) Over the Top = From eye to eye (over the poll) 20 inches.

Grey mare, arab, 15hh
1) Nose = Round the nose 21 inches.
2) Brow = Round the brow 16 inches.
3) Cheek = Eye to mouth 11 inches.
4) Over the Top = From eye to eye (over the poll) 19 1/2 inches.

Chestnut gelding, arab, 15.1hh (only 3 and still growing)
1) Nose = Round the nose 20 inches.
2) Brow = Round the brow 16 1/2 inches.
3) Cheek = Eye to mouth 11 inches.
4) Over the Top = From eye to eye (over the poll) 21 inches.
 
I'll try to find a tape measure. Corner of the eye or middle? And how far down the nose? Four inches below the cheekbone, where a noseband goes?
 
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