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When do horses fill out

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diane2011
Reg. Dec 2011
Posted 2014-12-10 4:45 PM
Subject: When do horses fill out


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At what age do horses fill and get some width to them?
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Southtxponygirl
Reg. Nov 2006
Posted 2014-12-10 5:09 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out



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My experience with all my young horses would be around 5 to 7 years old that they would start filling out after they stoped growing tall wise.
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MissouriJen
Reg. Dec 2011
Posted 2014-12-10 6:29 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out



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I think it depends a lot on the individual horse.  The horse in my profile pic was 2 years old in that picture and was already completely filled out, he was all cow bred.  My race bred mare is going to be 8 in the spring and she is just finally starting to fill out a little bit. 
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CYA Ranch
Reg. Feb 2008
Posted 2014-12-10 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out


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I have the opposite problem.  My 2 yr old Bender baby is real thick and I'm waiting for her to grow up! LOL
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diane2011
Reg. Dec 2011
Posted 2014-12-10 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out


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I have one of each. A 2 year old that's thick but short and a race bred 5 yr old thats all legs but not wide at all. It makes me paranoid that the 2 year old is the thicker one.
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euchee
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2014-12-10 7:04 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out



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 I've always been told that they grow until 5 and spread until 7.  Of course I think that nutrition or lack of plays a role in this also.
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wyoming barrel racer
Reg. Apr 2006
Posted 2014-12-10 8:08 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out


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My stallion seemed to sire babies that were about as tall as they were going to get at the age of 4 and wouldn't finish maturing until 6-7ish. They just got better and better. We don't feed them up either, who knows, if we poured the food to them they may have been done at 3.
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hammer_time
Reg. Jul 2007
Posted 2014-12-10 8:51 PM
Subject: RE: When do horses fill out



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 The colts we raised (King Fritz, Sundance Jet...those old type of bloodlines) matured really late.  Like 5 and 7.  Whenever I see fully developed 2&3 year olds my mind is blown.  
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