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Date Posted: 15:40:59 06/04/07 Mon
Author: Melissa
Subject: Growing up
In reply to: Julie 's message, "What age is a friesian reach its full height" on 12:23:25 06/04/07 Mon

>Hi
>
>I have just bought a beautiful friesian gelding, which
>i bought him from Holland i was told that he was
>15.3hh / 160cm, but he arrived here in the UK i
>measured him and he is just over 15hh / 153cm - his
>father is stallion Jasper 366 and my gelding has just
>turned 3 years old and only been castrated about 1
>month ago, so if anybody could give me some idea on
>what age the friesian horse are supposed to reach
>their full height and if you think that my gelding
>will grow and by how much i would really appreciate it.
>
>Thanks
>
>julie

Testosterone causes the growth plates in their cannon bones and other long bones to close earlier than they would in a gelding. Once these plates close, they seal, halting further growth. Therefore, colts gelded before puberty (in most cases, before they're yearlings) will grow about 1/2-inch taller than if they were left intact.

I would bet that your boy will end up being 15.3. Friesians are slow at maturing and are ususally not done until their 6/7th year.

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