Posted 2016-03-31 12:36 PM Subject: Gangly coming 5 year old?
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Posts: 1261
Anyone else ever have a 5 year old ( she was a May baby) that still had that gangly kind of look to them? She's race bred and I haven't seen any siblings or the dam but from their race records they all seemed to be late to mature at lease athleticly. I am wondering if she will ever lose that baby look or if that is just her. She has nice conformation but very leggy and not much bulk.
Posts: 878 Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..."
I've had several that didn't really bulk out until they were closer to 8...I wouldn't stress it unless there's a health or conformation problem that should be evaluated. Some are just late bloomers :-)
I've had several that didn't really bulk out until they were closer to 8...I wouldn't stress it unless there's a health or conformation problem that should be evaluated. Some are just late bloomers :-)
Thank you I was thinking she would eventually but my farrier and the barn farrier were like oh she's 5 she looks two
My 5 year old also looks still gangly. Infact I was just looking at him last night in the cross ties and was like for petes sake are you ever going to widen that chest out. His mama has a chest that could knock down the barn. I don't do many pictures cuz he is just so unphotogenic to put it nicely. I just keep waiting.........
Posts: 13739 Location: Where the long tails flow, ND
I think my 5 year old looks little, she was born April 10th. She actually has matured a lot over the winter. She is still narrow but starting to look more horse like at least!
My current barrel horse is super tall; 16.2 maybe 16.3 and is ALL LEGS!! He didn't really grow out of his "sea legs" until he was about 8. When I purchased him in his late two year old year his front legs almost came out of the "same hole," but now he's 10 and looks completely normal. I'm super glad I waited on him because he's hella athletic and super fun to ride:)
Posted 2016-04-01 8:55 AM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
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Location: Missouri
I posted about mine on here when he was 5. He looked so narrow through the front, was still hip-high, and looked like his front and back belonged to two different horses! Everyone told me not to worry, and this year (at 6) I can see that he is filling out and really coming together. Finally. lol! These pics are last fall (late 5y/o). He was in pretty decent shape. But, even after being turned out all winter, I noticed yesterday that he is bigger and better muscled than ever! I need to take new pics for comparison.
Gangly coming 5 year old?
