I was just out feeding the horses and instead of quickly passing out some food and running inside to avoid the cold, I spent a little bit of time with the horses. Last March we bought a filly who turned 2 in May. She is about 2 1/2 now and I just cannot believe how much she has grown!
When we first bought her she was small enough that you could just push her around. I was so worried that she would stay too small to ride, as she was only about 13.3 H. Everyone told me she'd only grow another few inches. I had noticed she was taller the few times I watched my dad work with her, but tonight I realized she is almost as tall as our 15 H gelding! She's definitely not the tiny filly we bought a half year ago! She's starting to fill out now, but still has a shorter back then our smallest gelding. I don't know if she will grow out of that, but at least a saddle won't look huge on her now! Her legs are getting thicker though and her hooves are slowly growing larger. I just can't believe how quickly she shot up!
Here are two ugly pictures I took of her in the early fall. She's gained some weight and grown quite a bit since these pictures (Her hooves were long here too, but they've been done several times since the picture). Unfortunately I don't have any updated pictures! Her name is Cheyenne and we are planning to find a trainer to start her lightly with riding this summer and we are hoping to take her trail riding the summer after.
Here's a picture of her when we first brought her home. It's difficult to tell her size, but she was very tiny!
When we first bought her she was small enough that you could just push her around. I was so worried that she would stay too small to ride, as she was only about 13.3 H. Everyone told me she'd only grow another few inches. I had noticed she was taller the few times I watched my dad work with her, but tonight I realized she is almost as tall as our 15 H gelding! She's definitely not the tiny filly we bought a half year ago! She's starting to fill out now, but still has a shorter back then our smallest gelding. I don't know if she will grow out of that, but at least a saddle won't look huge on her now! Her legs are getting thicker though and her hooves are slowly growing larger. I just can't believe how quickly she shot up!
Here are two ugly pictures I took of her in the early fall. She's gained some weight and grown quite a bit since these pictures (Her hooves were long here too, but they've been done several times since the picture). Unfortunately I don't have any updated pictures! Her name is Cheyenne and we are planning to find a trainer to start her lightly with riding this summer and we are hoping to take her trail riding the summer after.
Here's a picture of her when we first brought her home. It's difficult to tell her size, but she was very tiny!
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