--- In welshcobs@..., Paula Winkel <petrogale@o...>
wrote:
> Hi all,
hi Paula,
I have been breeding Cobs for 10 years and before that
Anglo Arabians and from the experince of the cob breed different
lines take longer than others.
I have stock that i have breed by Barnon Imperial jack and i
find him with most mares they are up to full height by time they are
2, but fill up in body as they get a little older. Where as I have a
sec "C" stallion Fluer de lys Hamish who is by jack out of a wingana
nare and he hasn'tgrowen since he was 2, where as Fluer de Lys Jack
Daniel with the common sire but Acheron Dol as his mother and i
think he will be 5 atleast 5 before he is really looking all
together, he might be 8or 9 as some do take a long time to mature.
So the answer to the height is go halfway between the sire and
the dam and that is what you would expect to get. BEST OF LUCK IN THE
FUTURE YOU SHOULD TRY TO COME TO THE COB WEEKEND IN MARCH.
HOPE I MAY HAVE HELPED Julie www.dluerdelys.com









> 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 :-))