Gangly coming 5 year old?

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wishes4kissez Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2016-03-31 12:36 PM Subject: Gangly coming 5 year old?
Expert 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.
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CE's wrapn3 Reg. Jul 2009	Posted 2016-03-31 1:05 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
I Want a "MAN" Posts: 3610 Location: MD	Post a picture:)
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wishes4kissez Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2016-03-31 1:09 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
Expert Posts: 1261	It's so hard to do pictures on here but I will try lol it says the file is too large! :( Edited by wishes4kissez 2016-03-31 2:34 PM
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Speedy Buckeye Girl Reg. Jun 2010	Posted 2016-03-31 1:10 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
Elite Veteran 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 :-)
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wishes4kissez Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2016-03-31 1:16 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
Expert Posts: 1261	Speedy Buckeye Girl - 2016-03-31 11:10 AM 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
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ajs2002 Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2016-03-31 1:28 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
Expert Posts: 1367 Location: mi	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.........
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SmokinGirlie Reg. Jun 2006	Posted 2016-03-31 1:43 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
It's not my fault I'm perfect 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! (Gyp.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Gyp.jpg (69KB - 154 downloads)
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WYOTurn-n-Burn Reg. Sep 2004	Posted 2016-03-31 2:20 PM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
The Bling Princess Posts: 3411 Location: North Dakota	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:)
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just4fun Reg. Mar 2007	Posted 2016-04-01 8:55 AM Subject: RE: Gangly coming 5 year old?
Worst.Housekeeper.EVER. 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. Edited by just4fun 2016-04-01 9:07 AM (IMG_6771.JPG) (IMG_6776.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMG_6771.JPG (37KB - 154 downloads) IMG_6776.JPG (41KB - 155 downloads)
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