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| Posted: Sat Oct 6th, 2007 02:25 am |
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ridingintherain G.O.G Community Member 
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SPOTD RIDR wrote: I was just interested in how high off the ground there back was for mountings sake. Which is just the reason I DON'T measure my horse!  Who needs to be intimidated that way! l1
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 08:04 pm |
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Rockin H Transport G.O.G Community Member 
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I've had people tell me that before as well. I guess it depends on whether you are buying or selling, LOL. SPOTD RIDR wrote: My brother in law said "in the old days" which is what he always says they measured to the coranary band, I said why, they dont walk on there coranary so whay would you stop there.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 06:51 pm |
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SPOTD RIDR G.O.G Community Member 
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Lezli I never even thought about the differences in shoeing or hoof size as adding to the height , could make a lot of difference. I was just interested in how high off the ground there back was for mountings sake. Gare thats the stick she had except it was for big horses, I just thought it was a neat measure stick. Rockin I might have some Guiness Book contenders around here if I was measuring the way I said I was going to do it. LOL
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 03:07 pm |
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lezli1 G.O.G Community Member 
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I can see why they may have only measured to the coronary band. When I bought my TWH, he was 15 hands. When I had a barefoot trim, well he's visible shorter. Obviously you can add an inch or two by the way the horse is shod. Even though I am big boned and a little fluffy, I have always prefered horses at 15 hands or a little less. I like that lower center of gravity.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 02:11 pm |
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Dixie G.O.G Community Member 
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I am so glad to see I am not the only one who can't use the soft measuring tapes. I had mine measured all wrong. Lindsay helped me (again) when she came out. I would also like one of the aluminum ones...cool. Dixie
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 01:49 pm |
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alforddm G.O.G Community Member 
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Here are a couple I know I've seen wooden ones cheaper though and yes you do measure all the way to the ground. well I tried to link to a couple of them from http://www.valleyvet.com but the links ended up witha1 in them. Last edited on Fri Oct 5th, 2007 01:57 pm by alforddm |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 01:35 pm |
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Gare G.O.G Community Member 
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most tack shops have them. They are even in Hands and no need to didive  There are lots on Ebay alsohttp://cgi.ebay.com/Aluminum-Measuring-Stick-Miniature-Horse_W0QQitemZ260166546094QQihZ016QQcategoryZ1048QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 01:18 pm |
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SPOTD RIDR G.O.G Community Member
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Duh thats what I meant divide, as you can tell my weak point is math !! I have been taking a level and putting it on the withers and running a tape to the ground. My brother in law said "in the old days" which is what he always says they measured to the coranary band, I said why, they dont walk on there coranary so whay would you stop there. I went to look at as horse and thay had a measure stick that I'd love to have it was a level that slid up a yard stick with the measurments on it, but they did not remember were there daughter got it, any one seen one ?
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| Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 01:10 pm |
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Rockin H Transport G.O.G Community Member
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That'll be a tall horse, LOL, as Gare said, you need to divide. SPOTD RIDR wrote: Going to tape measure Cruz tonight and multiply by 4 and see what he comes up.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 4th, 2007 08:53 pm |
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Gare G.O.G Community Member
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Spotd Ridr Alforddm is correct. Use a level at the withers keep it level then measure straight down to level ground or concrete pad . Then divide by 4 hope this helps PS then after you get that measurement measure it the other way and see how much taller they gain lol let us know Last edited on Thu Oct 4th, 2007 08:59 pm by Gare |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 4th, 2007 08:07 pm |
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alforddm G.O.G Community Member
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I don't know. My dad has one of those taps and I've tried to use it a couple of times without success. It always bends around to much for me. I just take a level put it on the top of the withers make sure the bubble is level and then use a regular measuring tape like they use in carpentry. They are stiff enough if your talented and your horse stands still you can do it yourselfl1. I keep meaning to buy one of those measuring sticks just haven't ever gotten around to it. Just remeber to measure from the ground straight up and don't bend the tape for the curve up to the wither.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 4th, 2007 07:56 pm |
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SPOTD RIDR G.O.G Community Member
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I bought one of those weight/height measure tapes and promptly lost it, so bought another one. Tried it last night and it says my mare and hubby gelding are 15.2 and Cruz measures at 15.1h so now I'm not sure what Cruz is , but when you take and use a tape measure from the ground to the top of the wither they measure 65 inches and isn't a hand 4 " so would that not make our horses 16.2h , which is what we have always thought they were. Going to tape measure Cruz tonight and multiply by 4 and see what he comes up. Any suggestions, are you suppose to read the tape at a certain starting point ?
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