Yearling Growth

tophorsejumper · 06-14-2007, 02:58 PM

hi,
i have a 1 year and 1 month old blue roan QH stud colt (who looks like a thoroughbred) at home. Both his parents were over 16hh and I was wondering how to tell how big my yearling will get. I no it is very on/off topic, but right now he seems to be different from other yearlings i have seen. he does have the moderatly gangly thing going on, which i know is normal, yet he still seems short, right now he doesnt seem like he would be able to mature into a 16hh horse, even though we have him on twice daily graining, haying and daytime pasture grazing. not to mention free choice salt and mineral and fresh water available 100% of the time. Could it be something i am doing wrong? He also got a bad case of pneumonia when he was a weanling, which may have kept him from growing for a few months, but i would think he would have made up some of his growing by now, or at least would have kept growing while he was sick. Luckily he is totally healthy and playful now except for the fact that he is on the smaller side.
He is also on a regular deworming schedule and is has check-ups every spring and fall. i am also able to see some of his ribs, is that normal?
So is this behavior normal for young horses or am i just a little paranoid??
I am sorry i dont have pics available right now, but hopfully in the next few days i will.
thanks for any input or advice you can give me.

Anti-Silence · 06-14-2007, 03:07 PM

Well, i dont know about the pneumonia stunting his growth. You should be able to string test him to see how tall he'll get, someone else will probably tell you how, I'm not the best at explaining it. But I can tell you, they can be short for a while then just sprout up, like my guy. He's a paint/draft X, and he was a pretty smallish guy last May when he was a year old. He was about the size of an average paint or qh yearling, and in the past year, he's popped up to 15.2-15.3 hh. So that's like, what, 8-9 inches in a year? Your guy could surprise you.

tophorsejumper · 06-14-2007, 03:12 PM

WOW, that is impressive
i have heard of string tests but have never actually done one thanks for the info!!

Anti-Silence · 06-14-2007, 03:15 PM

I know hey, you can't even see my mom on the other side of him anymore.

I'll go look for the site with string measuring info for you.

Anti-Silence · 06-14-2007, 03:16 PM

http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/inf...ngtesting.html here you go.

tophorsejumper · 06-14-2007, 03:19 PM

OMG thank you sooooo much! good luck w/ ur BIG horse!

tophorsejumper · 06-14-2007, 03:20 PM

Wow that is really helpful! thanks again, i will try it out tomorrow and let u know my results!!

any1 else wanna leave their two cents?

tophorsejumper · 06-14-2007, 03:57 PM

Does any1 have any advice about what to feed rambunctious, growing yearlings

imacowgirl2 · 06-14-2007, 05:12 PM

I'm not sure what type of grain you have him on, but I would seriously think about putting him on a ration balancer instead of a grain based product...you have to feed so much of grain based products to weanlings/yearlings to get all the vits/minerals they need that they either have really upset/messed up digestive tracts from all the grain or they aren't getting enough to get all their vits/mins.

And no, it is not a problem if you can see some ribs...its actually better for growing horses to be on the lean side as opposed to too chunky.

tophorsejumper · 06-14-2007, 05:22 PM

ok thx any advice on what rations to give?

06-14-2007, 02:58 PM	#1
tophorsejumper Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On my horse farm in good ol' Wisconsin Posts: 159 Images: 30	Yearling Growth hi, i have a 1 year and 1 month old blue roan QH stud colt (who looks like a thoroughbred) at home. Both his parents were over 16hh and I was wondering how to tell how big my yearling will get. I no it is very on/off topic, but right now he seems to be different from other yearlings i have seen. he does have the moderatly gangly thing going on, which i know is normal, yet he still seems short, right now he doesnt seem like he would be able to mature into a 16hh horse, even though we have him on twice daily graining, haying and daytime pasture grazing. not to mention free choice salt and mineral and fresh water available 100% of the time. Could it be something i am doing wrong? He also got a bad case of pneumonia when he was a weanling, which may have kept him from growing for a few months, but i would think he would have made up some of his growing by now, or at least would have kept growing while he was sick. Luckily he is totally healthy and playful now except for the fact that he is on the smaller side. He is also on a regular deworming schedule and is has check-ups every spring and fall. i am also able to see some of his ribs, is that normal? So is this behavior normal for young horses or am i just a little paranoid?? I am sorry i dont have pics available right now, but hopfully in the next few days i will. thanks for any input or advice you can give me. __________________ Every1 remember me cause the next time u'll see me is in the OLYMPICS!

06-14-2007, 03:07 PM	#2
Anti-Silence Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,125 Images: 553 Blog Entries: 100	Well, i dont know about the pneumonia stunting his growth. You should be able to string test him to see how tall he'll get, someone else will probably tell you how, I'm not the best at explaining it. But I can tell you, they can be short for a while then just sprout up, like my guy. He's a paint/draft X, and he was a pretty smallish guy last May when he was a year old. He was about the size of an average paint or qh yearling, and in the past year, he's popped up to 15.2-15.3 hh. So that's like, what, 8-9 inches in a year? Your guy could surprise you. __________________ Proud Member of the Paint Club!! AND Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? -- Psalm 27 RIP my beautiful little Artist.

06-14-2007, 03:12 PM	#3
tophorsejumper Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On my horse farm in good ol' Wisconsin Posts: 159 Images: 30	WOW, that is impressive i have heard of string tests but have never actually done one thanks for the info!! __________________ Every1 remember me cause the next time u'll see me is in the OLYMPICS!

06-14-2007, 03:15 PM	#4
Anti-Silence Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,125 Images: 553 Blog Entries: 100	I know hey, you can't even see my mom on the other side of him anymore. I'll go look for the site with string measuring info for you. __________________ Proud Member of the Paint Club!! AND Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? -- Psalm 27 RIP my beautiful little Artist.

06-14-2007, 03:16 PM	#5
Anti-Silence Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,125 Images: 553 Blog Entries: 100	http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/inf...ngtesting.html here you go. __________________ Proud Member of the Paint Club!! AND Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? -- Psalm 27 RIP my beautiful little Artist.

06-14-2007, 03:19 PM	#6
tophorsejumper Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On my horse farm in good ol' Wisconsin Posts: 159 Images: 30	OMG thank you sooooo much! good luck w/ ur BIG horse! __________________ Every1 remember me cause the next time u'll see me is in the OLYMPICS!

06-14-2007, 03:20 PM	#7
tophorsejumper Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On my horse farm in good ol' Wisconsin Posts: 159 Images: 30	Wow that is really helpful! thanks again, i will try it out tomorrow and let u know my results!! any1 else wanna leave their two cents? __________________ Every1 remember me cause the next time u'll see me is in the OLYMPICS!

06-14-2007, 03:57 PM	#8
tophorsejumper Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On my horse farm in good ol' Wisconsin Posts: 159 Images: 30	Does any1 have any advice about what to feed rambunctious, growing yearlings __________________ Every1 remember me cause the next time u'll see me is in the OLYMPICS!

06-14-2007, 05:12 PM	#9
imacowgirl2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: here, there, and everywhere! Posts: 2,792 Images: 233 Blog Entries: 17	I'm not sure what type of grain you have him on, but I would seriously think about putting him on a ration balancer instead of a grain based product...you have to feed so much of grain based products to weanlings/yearlings to get all the vits/minerals they need that they either have really upset/messed up digestive tracts from all the grain or they aren't getting enough to get all their vits/mins. And no, it is not a problem if you can see some ribs...its actually better for growing horses to be on the lean side as opposed to too chunky. __________________ I need a new signature...

06-14-2007, 05:22 PM	#10
tophorsejumper Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On my horse farm in good ol' Wisconsin Posts: 159 Images: 30	ok thx any advice on what rations to give? __________________ Every1 remember me cause the next time u'll see me is in the OLYMPICS!

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