Small foals

[zoey829]

What was your smallest at birth and how tall when they matured?

 

[Barbie]

[SIZE=12pt]The little girl in my avatar was 16" tall and 16 pounds when she had surgery to repair her broken leg and dislocated hip at 3 1/2 days old. She was a little sweetie - of course, she is all of maybe 29" now.[/SIZE]

Here's a picture of her 48 hours post op.

Now tomorrow with the blessing of her surgeons she goes to be bred - talk about a nervous mom, that's me.

Barbie

 

[MBhorses]

photos please

 

[shalamara minis]

We had a colt born at 16" and at 3 yrs old is 31 1/2" and is now pulling a cart.

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Our smallest so far (and hopefully we never have one smaller in the future) was Mira who was born last April. She came out at about 293 days (can't remember for sure off the top of my head). Below is a pic of her in the hospital at about 4 days of age. For reference, her dam pictured next to her is a 29" mare. Unfortunately we didn't weigh or measure her when she was born, we were too consumed with keeping her alive!

But at day 4 or 5 she was 11lbs and approx 14.5" tall.

Her cannon bone to coronary band measurement was 5.25". At Nationals last year she was the smallest horse to be measured. The measuring stick went as low as 24" and the steward estimated she was about 22" tall. She took a top ten in the Weanling Mare class (10th in a class of 23). Needless to say we were very proud!

Today, at one year of age she is about 25" tall (maybe on a tall day!) and she's not big enough to even spit at! OH! But we LOVE her!

BTW, this is the filly that I am CONVINCED would not even be alive if it weren't for Charlotte and all her guidance during the difficult pregnancy!

 

[Katiean]

My smallest foal was our second mini foal ever 20" but only weighed 16lbs. Our first colt was a whopping 23" and 30lbs. He was sold as a pet.

 

[srpwildrose]

My "grandfoal", a darling palomino filly was 17" at birth. Sold the mare in foal last year. She is 30.5 and sire was 27.5. Wish she was in "my" barn

Picture of the sire.....Zephry Woods Sporty Buckeroo...27.5"

 

[MBhorses]

Tony with little america has had some small ones.

 

[Tony]

We have had quite a few that were in the 14"-16" range at birth and generally have matured between 25.5" and 28". I looking through my files I didn't find many of the foal pictures, but here are a few.

Little America's Starlet by Rolex, around 16" at birth and now, as a two year old, 26" and doesn't look like she is going to get any bigger.

Little America's W T Samara was around 15" (I don't measure all the foals) and is 25.75" as a four year old.

 

[Magic]

One of my smallest foals was this one, "Magic Mist Appsolute AMayZing"

I've had one even smaller but he was premature (though he lived and did fine). "Apps" was 16" at birth, and is now just under 28" at two years old.

Her sire was Mountain Highs Shoot the Moon (now in Belgium I believe) and he is quite tiny himself.

 

[garyo]

Our smallest thus far was Smokey who was born last January. He was 15" and 15lbs at birth. Here are pictures of him at 4 mos and about 10 mos.. He is now between 25 & 26" at a little over a year.

 

[R3]

My smallest was at most 15", I only did a quicky measure at the top of the withers. This photo gives a good perspective on her size, although maybe not the most flattering angle

She is mature now at 27.5". Her mother is 26.75" and her sire is under 28".

 

[Katiean]

this is the mare and the pregnancy I was talking about when I told you about the 23" 30lb foal. The pic was taken 23 days before she foaled. No wonder we had problems.

 

[Candice]

Our smallest was our colt (now gelding) born last Feb. He was 16" at birth. Now as a yearling he is about 25.5".

Here is the ornery little fat butt now: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/cef/100_4901.jpg.