Posted on 08/07/2007 7:33:14 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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According to that, he will be shorter than his mom, she’s 15.2.
I measured his leg and came up with 14 1/2 inches. That would mean he’ll only be 14.2 hands.
This is extremely odd :) since Farah’s never had a short baby and all of Sonny’s foals are tall, however, that would be really interesting and I’m finding people are looking for smaller horses, especially for western pleasure. I’ll check again tomorrow if it’s half way warm when I get home (it is cold, windy and sprinkling tonight).
Well, I still think this climate is absolutely wrong for feeding round bales outside, and the quality of it is real questionable, but who knows... she doesn’t ~think~ there’s anything wrong with it.
Yes, hopefully she’s fine. Baby’s fine too, she said... he kicked her already... I think she’s going to name him Pistol. ;~)
I’d compare his pastern length with his momma’s. The pasterns are the closest thing to full size when they are born.
Okay, I’ll try that too :)
I wish my TW was 15 or a little less. 16 is very hard to get on if you can’t find a log.
The guys we ride with are all trying to get shorter horses.
(((((((HUGS)))))))
:~)
I have always liked short horses, easier to get on and off (and probably my imagination but I think they are better cow horses, move quicker, turn, spin, etc) but Bob likes his great big horses. It might be that he’s 6’2” but he is finding now that it is getting a lot harder to get up on Prez.
LOL!! Yeah, but they're all older'n dirt too! Before long they're gonna be need'n a crane, like the old medieval knights had to use to get on their war horses. ;o)
Well, I like a big horse, or at least one that’s got a wider butt than my own. :~)
But I live in timber country where there’s usually a stump around. :~)
LOL - all my horses except Sonny have big butts :) Sonny’s isn’t real small.
Well I’ll be darned - karma police no less :)
You know what happens to self-appointed karma police...
Well, yeah - and they don’t have to be tall to be wide. Rocky has a nice wide butt, and he’s short! :~)
I expect karma ends up biting them in the butt.
Way to bring it all together... ;~)
On that note, I’m going to bed.
I sure will be thinking of you tomorrow.
We’re thinking about you today.
Well, I hope MIa is doing OK. When I gave my horses round bales, Rocky did the same thing, but it passed. I think they just overload.
Becky
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