Hi Paula,A pony should roughly be almost grown at three barring an inch or
two.Look at both parents if they are say around the 13.2 mark and so are the
majority of the family he will probably be about that height too.As an example I
have a pure arab mare who is 14.1 approx and she always has foals that get to
13.2 or 3hh even though she has only been bred to 12 hh pony stallions,I dont
know what her babies would be like to a 15hh horse but I'd guess anywhere
between 14.2 and 15hh or so.Hope this helps
Cheers Donna.

Paula Winkel <petrogale@...> wrote:
Hi all,
as I have never bought a horse under the age of 5, I was wondering how much
a cob would gain in height from the age of 3 (as in just turned three) to
being at full height.
I was very recently tempted buy a young 3 year old cob, but as the owner was
(at the time) unaware of the exact height of the cob (gelding) but though
that he should reach 14hh at maturity. Now while a 13-something welshy is
just as lovely as something over 14hh, I would hate to be sited by someone
as being too "big" to ride my Pony - grin.

any thoughts? or is it all dependant on the luck of the draw with genetics
and the height of the parents?

alternatively - when does a welshy generally reach its full potential for
height?


Thanks
Paula
(Still cobless, and sorely tempted to buy _anything_ and not just exactly
what I want :-))


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