BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-05-21 1:38 AM

CUTE BABY .. how many socks or stockings does he have ...lots of chrome ...

I judge whether a baby is big or little very simply ...
If the baby can walk or easily go under his mom's belly to the other side ..
he is a small foal

if baby has to walk around the mare or crouch and grunt to even go under her
flank area to get to the other side ...
he is a large foal .

The above applies to any foal born to any size of mare ..

When judging one at 6 months old they are either bigger or smaller than an average foal ..

Southtxponygirl - 2015-05-20 11:08 PM

Oh and I thought I was going to see a real meat eating lion cub too, LOL  

missroselee - 2015-05-21 9:03 AM


 I can't tell for sure yet just how much but he does have some chrome! And he definitely cannot walk under momma like her first foal could. He even has to squat a little to nurse. He's not big, he's not small.....I think he will be nearly exactly what I was trying to breed for. I prefer my horses right around 15 hands. Her first foal never made 14 hands. So I chose a much larger stallion in the hopes of getting a baby the same size as the mare. I certainly got 2 things I was really hoping for.....a colt.....and bright red. I was so excited to see red that I didn't even care if it was a colt or a filly. It took me almost 2 hours to find out. I just had to sit, be patient, and watch. She's a cougar momma.