Measurements of foals

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Measurements of foals

Postby karenkarenn » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:10 pm

Hello
Is there such research on finding the size ( how tall ) of a horse through measuring the gap in its knees?
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Postby madelyn » Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:34 am

I have more luck with the ergot-to-point-of-elbow measurement. The gap in the knees is a changing thing.
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Postby karenkarenn » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:13 pm

Really!
How how do you measure that and whats the ratio?
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