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Subject: Re: Skits Princess Anne -1999 AQHA Filly

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Ruth

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Date Posted: 05:41:10 11/05/03 Wed
In reply to: Bryna 's message, "Re: Skits Princess Anne -1999 AQHA Filly" on 22:57:48 10/31/03 Fri

Wow she sure does have a lot of growing left in her. Its good to see that she's coping well with the flying changes :)
You haven't mentioned exactly how old she is but I get the feeling its somewhere around 3.
Those QH types can often take quite some time to mature.
Even my TB mare is still growing and she's 6. I'm sure you'll be able to do quite well :)

>Thanks Ruth, I have been looking around for better
>conformation pictures, and I came up with this one.
>Still none of her hind end though, but at least she is
>mostly square here. One thing I have noticed,
>comparing this picture with another taken a few months
>ago, is that she is significantly more hip high now.
>So, she is definetly still growing, and hopefully soon
>her withers will start to catch up with her shoulders.
> I have been pretty excited all week, as we did our
>first flying lead changes (for either of us)
>thursday:) According to our instructor, she aced 'em!
>
> >SRC="http://oregonstate.edu/~malonebr/graphics/Annielef
>t10-19-03.jpg">On the topic of not being able to jump,
>you'd be
>>surprised. I've found that a lot of jumpers that have
>>been slightly cow hocked. You sometimes have to be a
>>little more careful as there can often be other things
>>that can cause problems if there are other defects
>>further down the leg but good farriery can help. One
>>thing that I do notice now that I've had a bit of time
>>to think about it, your filly does stand rather
>>straight with her hind legs - you can pretty much draw
>>a straight line from the dock to the ground and her
>>hock and fetlock are pretty much lined up (see the
>>first pic) this is a good thing which may help
>>counteract her cow hocks.
>>

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