Will the front end catch the back end up?

[angelena]

Been in touch with Daisy's breeder to ask how big her parents were.

On Daisy's passport it says maturity height 14hh.

Her sire was 15.1HH

Dam was 14.3HH

Her full sister at 4 years old is only standing at 13.1HH

The judge at last show said Daisy would mature to 14.2HH

Daisy was measuring at 14HH back in September and she is 3 yrs old. What height do you think she will make

This was September


Then today October

[rhosyn]

14.2 / 14.3? 15hh at a push? She is very very bum high. How's she bred?

[sophiabell]

I would say full up 14.2 if she is at 14hh now as a 3 year old...

[angelena]

I'm hoping she makes 14.2 that will be ideal don't mind if she goes over though.

She's full gypsy cob rhosyn. Registered with the gypsy cob society

[sometime]

Have you had her from a foal and do you know her history I would say she would go up and level up now sometime between now and the Spring then thicken out and possibly add a small amount of height due to laying down muscle and fat. She is quite bum high so without wishing to insult anyone this can be due to poor feeding as a baby which stunts the height but once she is properly fed she should catch up hence asking her history. Some just take a little longer to get there I wouldnt do anything with her until she either levels up or reaches 5 when her skeleton should be set. If at that point she hasnt levelled up she probably never will and therefore can do some work

[sarahp]

Mine seem to grow by going bum high and then catching up at the front as a matter of course, not because they aren't done properly - they are. Those stunted by poor feeding will be small all over but will, as said, catch up when properly fed - it's called compensatory growth. And while bum high they can find it difficult to work their legs out and stay balanced, so if going through a bum high stage while being worked it's best to lay off the schooling and not expect too much until they even up again.

[angelena]

I haven't owned her since a foal but do know full history on her. She hasn't always been bum high so I doubt it's due to been poorly fed as a baby. She was sold too a very good home as a youngster for a lot of money. I don't know how but she ended up with the gypsy's for a short while clipped out and put in a cart. She was rescued off the gypsy and broken to ride at the age of 3. She has only lightly hacked out and done nothing strenuous since then. She was 13.3 when I got her so has grown and her joints was real clicky. After the growth spurt they stopped clicking and now they are clicking again.

I have turned her away for the winter and going to bring her back in slowly in the spring. She is a fantastic little mare and has a good future ahead of her. She will turn a hoof too anything, phased by nothing. I am so proud too own her

As a foal


Back in July not bum high

[junetimp]

Really good looking mare !

I too had a mare whose joints clicked at times - I have to say she never ever went lame and I have no idea why her joints clicked.

Hopefully your mare wil be ok too. In my experience all horses level out bum to wither ratio as they mature. Otherwise there would be a lot of uphill horses about !!

[Karen, garrettponies]

I have a youngster who has been bum high on several occasions and has grown like the proverbial mushroom, its just the way they grow nothing necessarily to do with poor feeding! Mine was very well fed!! As for joint clicking, that too can be a growing spurt, my daughter (not same as pony I know!!) does it when she has a growing spurt (she's well fed too ;D)

I would guess 14.2 from the height she is now but you never know. I bred three foals from same mare (13.2) and stallion (14.2) and ended up with a 12.2, a 13.2 and a 14.2, sometimes they can pick up a gene from way back and totally surprise you.

She's very nice, good luck with her

[sometime]

Sorry you seem to have misunderstood or I havent made myself clear poor feeding wont make it go bum high but will delay the final height so therefore it is better not to ride them until a) they are even and b) they have begun to fill their frame.
I did think all horses went up and out in growth spurts one reason I dont back mine until they are at least 4 and a half

[angelena]

Thanks for comments I think she's very nice too

I had no choice mine was backed when I bought her. I haven't done much with her just hacking twice a week and a few schooling sessions. I will be bringing her back in slowly at the age of 4, she wont be doing anything strenuous as don't want her ruining.

I think she will catch up as the last growth spurt she did, I can't wait to see how big she grows now

[sometime]

She is lovely and will I am sure level up She will make a cracking ridden pony given plenty of time to mature

[Jessica]

Measure the highest point on her bum, that should give you some idea of how big she will get through this current growth spurt!