Keesha , yes this is true in all horses except cobs as they grow
thicker through the body than all other horses. ponies Julie





--- In welshcobs@..., Keesha Stephens
<sleeptimegirl@y...> wrote:
> Hi, an old bush man told me that if you measure with a
> piece of string from the fetlock to the elbow, and
> then use the that measurement from the elbow to the
> wither or above you will know the mature height of the
> horse. hope this helps?? cheers Keesha
> --- David James <davidjelec@o...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is something that I was wondering if the answer
> > is simple????
> >
> > If you have D in the bloodlines, this is the reason?
> >
> > Kim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jenny Davison
> > To: welshcobs@...
> > Sent: Thursday, 04 December, 2003 9:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: [welshcobs] A Question of height
> >
> >
> > Hello Paula,
> >
> > I bought a 5 year old Welsh Cob mare some years
> > ago, and she was 14.3 (vet measured her when he
> > vetted her). Eighteen months later she was 15 hands
> > and half an inch - grown an inch and a half. Some
> > cobs take a while to mature and may continue to grow
> > very slowly up to about 6 or 7.
> >
> > Jenny Davison
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Paula Winkel
> > To: welshcobs@...
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:52 PM
> > Subject: [welshcobs] A Question of height
> >
> >
> > 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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