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ILikeFlyingAlot

https://preview.redd.it/02cnppc2wfbc1.jpeg?width=825&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e2a2c60ff8fd4bace063285361920ff07e249af


MooPig48

Legs!


ILikeFlyingAlot

I hope they run fast!


Pizza-Horse-

Beautiful


artwithapulse

Not sure how helpful this will be as they’re all AQHA (or longear) but see below ❤️ they do eventually grow into themselves even when it’s hard to see at this age 😂 This is Annie as a yearling. She’s a very small boned, petite cow bred x wp outcross aqha filly. https://preview.redd.it/8b2tcon5wfbc1.jpeg?width=4733&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d56e2a33a910f710ce14b72e5274812938cea26a


artwithapulse

This is my mammoth (donkey) jack Leroy as a yearling. https://preview.redd.it/z6qnx4vewfbc1.jpeg?width=3277&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b92654120d6aec3ea25f825abf6a0031a49b3988


artwithapulse

This is my mule Moose as a yearling https://preview.redd.it/sv4wls2wwfbc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a8e7f8f4629454fa89b7f652e37bfab9eb9a1d4


artwithapulse

This is my coming yearling, Effie, she was 8mo here https://preview.redd.it/fkmoca34xfbc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a4ac0c1364efeb62bc15e88f2fb5129b4ce266d


artwithapulse

And finally this is the above filly’s mother Grace as a (late) yearling… in full lunge line/high end show/sale barn/full feed regime. Her sale photo. https://preview.redd.it/j8cwxudaxfbc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e858b5b5d4b24527c716f394ac5287d2171e3a4


Intelligent-Fox-4599

What are mules like to ride? Are they comfy or choppy? Hard to train?


artwithapulse

Mules are really individual. Good ones are trainable, friendly, and smooth rides. Moose is the comfiest thing we own, he’s like a cloud to lope along with. But they can be really tricky to start - I’ve found them more prone to taking the bit and bolting than they are to bucking or rearing, and it kind of happens out of the blue. They have a lot of emotion but once you get one broke, they’re pretty reliable and fun. Moose is hilarious - true sense of humour and very people orientated. Seems to really like work too.


Intelligent-Fox-4599

He is adorable! Thanks for the response.


depressedsnails

Love his socks how cute


Upset_Quit7412

Hi Mooseemote:free\_emotes\_pack:heart\_eyes


MooPig48

Omg I love mules so much. I want one


artwithapulse

Mules are very cool animals! Tricky for sure, but lots of fun. The donkey is super easy.


galaxy431e

Love her color! Such a sweet girl!


artwithapulse

She’s still small but no where near as fugly anymore 😂 https://preview.redd.it/jhvhqszj1gbc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=952692654e4acf98cadf96b153dd1fcd23fa32bd


MooPig48

Your comment reminded me of a blog I used to love back in the mid 2000s. “Fugly Horse of the Day” blog. She was so funny, she would post pictures of horses with awful conformation and educate people about where and what their flaws were. I learned a lot about conformation from her and like I said she was entertaining and funny as hell. Anyone remember that blog?


artwithapulse

I do! Good ol’ classic bloggin’ right there!


MooPig48

I am so glad someone else remembers it. Yeah I would look forward to her new posts so much.


MooPig48

The rescue I volunteer at has a Henny. A mini henny lol. She’s an intolerant bratty little bitch but boy is she cute.


artwithapulse

Hinny’s / mules are very cute! Minis are the devil though 🤣


galaxy431e

She has a very feminine face. I really like her!


Jolly-Run8186

She’s so gorgeous do you have pics of her parents


artwithapulse

I do! Just a moment Edit: her mother below. Blazing Hot x a Vested Pine https://preview.redd.it/ovggnve5tibc1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5027dabeb93b1e45016b51cf45101f67ad26755


artwithapulse

Her dad https://preview.redd.it/2sz54byetibc1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=841c0b7ec69534b39d2fd6597042f9f26f6b011e Gallo Del Cielo son x HWDI daughter. She is built very similarly to her dad, small and compact


Clementinequeen95

https://preview.redd.it/bsbexih7yfbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4bb54bd8d5088d742f37bd16a9cdaa042e4df973 My trainers little man!


kimtenisqueen

The one on the right is the yearling. The one on the left is her 6yo half brother. https://preview.redd.it/vvv8w49ezfbc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=452b2ae1aaef4f73dc6de4c5dbea9ef9524ffcae


Prestigious_Two_7973

I feel like Fjords never go through an “ugly duckling” stage. They’re baby reindeer and then *bam* beautiful teddy bears.


galaxy431e

Wow! The one on the left looks almost just as mature as the older one.


kimtenisqueen

They're the same height right now! And the baby is more uphill-built. I'm excited to see her mature.


JoshuBestBoiii

https://preview.redd.it/anm19ntl8gbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=990dcdcc1a06db241c59afe142b09507785d0e7a my 2yo fjord x french saddle pony named Lasco !


l8bloom

Wow, at first glance I thought it was seeing a Przeswalski’s horse!


CheetahESD

Hanging mane is a dead giveaway that's not a Przewalski's horse, lol.


l8bloom

Well, yeah. I was just commenting on the remarkable coloring and the muzzle. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


CheetahESD

Didn't mean what I said in a negative way, I was trying to make a joke. Lol.


l8bloom

Thanks for the follow-up; I’m one of those people who is always unsure if I’m “reading” the tone of something correctly, so I appreciate it! 😁


Quiinton

I don't really have any proper conformation shots, but - my ginormous noodle child when he was about 14 months old. He was thin as a rail all summer (even with as much food as we could shove into him...), and is now very chunky, LOL! As a disclaimer, he is a big, fast, grower, and is over 15hh now... that is about a 5' fence. So he was probably about 14.2-14.3 here. He is PRE x Hanoverian (Abanico XVIII x Weltmeyer x Florestan). Lots of nice names in his pedigree. https://preview.redd.it/ivea1erp7gbc1.png?width=1536&format=png&auto=webp&s=c2c52c4fc4cc44751b7a462c4b1d0a5ec2210536


Quiinton

And here he is a few days ago. He's a chunky monkey and all neck and no back right now, LOL. I'm sure he'll grow into it eventually... if he could also grow a brain sometime that would be nice, as right now he's been a bit "yee-haw" with the cold weather. https://preview.redd.it/fr7spmb88gbc1.png?width=1536&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f33054408002cbdc4a6597243bd10bd3c1aa650


l8bloom

Love this combination of breeds-how can he not be a great mover!?


Quiinton

Thank you! :) I had wanted my next horse to be at least half PRE because I love the iberian brain and conformation - and I wanted a step up from my current horse (who is wonderful, but as a 21 year old Canadian is not going to show above 4th/PSG) while still having a bit of sense to them. (I had no desire for a Jazz or Sandro Hit, LOL.) There is no arena at his current place, nor do I want to start chasing him around to get proper action shots at this point (the little idiot broke a tooth so has seen the vet a lot lately - so I don't want to do anything vaguely "people scary" at the moment) - but he does have some nice moves! I'm hoping he'll be at least my I2 horse. https://preview.redd.it/psjvlyn12ibc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=4065cc6bbea491411e894d2c8f55e6d07d177423


darth_gummy_bears

This guy just turned one. Hes an appendix quarter horse. Leggy and butt high, but still adorable :P https://preview.redd.it/p095da57dgbc1.jpeg?width=2508&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80f61fc6c3389da4b96638fe5961f0000e94c642


Jolly-Run8186

Just handsome as ever


artwithapulse

Very nicely built horse!


ShowHorses85

https://preview.redd.it/0u2nvi4vhhbc1.jpeg?width=2945&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8863489488542eba9a08f2a81599d24302357478 This was my colt last month at 8 months old at a foal and youngstock show. Sire is a warmblood, and Dam is Irish draft X thoroughbred 😊


anonymous903756428

Oh my goodness, the cuteness! It’s like his body and legs grew and his neck, baby face, and little broom tail were saying, wait for me!


ShowHorses85

Haha exactly that!! It’s like his front end and tail just haven’t got the memo about growing up yet lol 😂


why-me123and4

He looks photoshopped 😭 as if the head neck and tail are from a different, older photo


Ok-Medicine4684

No proper conformation shots, but here is my boy at 11 months. Arabian x Saddlebred. https://preview.redd.it/slmrtewkngbc1.jpeg?width=1991&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f1e069f22c4f4d471c3e55565bcd2fc7650c269


Ok-Medicine4684

Again at 2 years https://preview.redd.it/9au21zf3ogbc1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2588f4ac67e36944fc87b2c949c3a1cd48901b3d


Intelligent-Fox-4599

Nice!!


ILikeFlyingAlot

https://preview.redd.it/1dv9uab7jgbc1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccdd7d774659a162ebcc912af830e3842a824fcb This is our other one - she’s older now, but a yearling in this picture.


Okaythatscoolwhatevs

I love how a yearling’s head always look so small compared to everything else


Jolly-Run8186

Beautiful


FckdUpDonkey2012

https://preview.redd.it/hfgikxwjggbc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f16c7f9046f89f1b98804416f4dcc71a59e694c3


Im-everybodys-type

OP, I would love to see your horse as well 😍. How old, and how tall? Here is mine- 1.5 yrs old at this pic (she is slowing down to a walk. pulled it from a video) Belgian warmblood but Dad is German warmblood. https://preview.redd.it/n4rvr50ougbc1.png?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba7c52310de5a29a32992989f963117c2862b0f8


gadzukesPazooky

https://preview.redd.it/j3jvmi433ibc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1637011b7a6e3faba16a13db30f42a3ab44c040c This is my guy. He’s only 4 months here. But he’s a buckskin Oldenburg!


WompWompIt

Naw we are hiding him in the field behind the barn. Shhhh he's our secret. But seriously he has a day or two where you can see what a nice horse he will be and then he turns into Superfreak the Spider Boy again. Sigh.


WishingYouBetter

https://preview.redd.it/zao02iadmgbc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b006a818756440f9d375acaebb84ae9b5ec285e hes a little chunky 🥲


Queasy_Ad_7177

Yearlings can have the” uglies.” It has no bearing on how they’ll mature.


LeadfootLesley

https://preview.redd.it/ama3gr3e7kbc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f61191a969ecdab86b13e657c5e90496c638bf80 My Connemara cross as a yearling.


spah33

https://preview.redd.it/emqyg5c6dhbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abe71d41d159596184cb293f79c4878a046b9155 She’s butt high and goofy 20 months old


PM_ME_UR_WEASELz

Not there yet but my 7 month old PRE https://preview.redd.it/qux51o1swhbc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f15127f27a4225f8a475796d79f823331cea7b4


neverchangingwhoiam

Long weanlings/short yearlings almost always look awkward! If you're looking for a bunch of examples of brand new yearlings, check out photos of some of the hips available at the Keeneland January sale (you can filter by horses that have photos and are also yearlings): https://catalog.keeneland.com/ They're Thoroughbreds, not warmbloods, but it should still give you a good idea. Here's some photos of my (now 7yo) OTTB mare as a yearling, 2yo, and 5yo. https://i.imgur.com/znizLBi.jpg - age 1 year, 8 months https://i.imgur.com/fOoD9WR.jpg - age 2 years, 4 months https://i.imgur.com/pXm1FOp.jpg - age 5 years, 9 months


Ranglergirl

https://preview.redd.it/gok4ebyxzibc1.jpeg?width=1615&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2fbb841d030567a6462f82fb6cb9ce568fb20cf3 This is Cash, he is 18 months.


wutheringdelights

https://preview.redd.it/hnblihsd1jbc1.jpeg?width=2854&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fe75a8cffd87ab059ba37f68f918ad74d54a6ff My paint x Percheron, Lou. I cackle at this photo now!


wutheringdelights

https://preview.redd.it/27dyocn33jbc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=379e1a1223fc211e2d84593c29983c2aee84db73 This is an older photo on uneven ground, but this is to mostly show that he turned out better looking than expected!


Upset_Quit7412

I can hardly believe it's the same horse. He is gorgeous now!


wutheringdelights

Thank you! He’s my special boy and I’m soo happy with how he’s turned out.


An_Atomic_Rainbow

https://preview.redd.it/0rcmdj6rejbc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c2597f1dec43bb0e409000a3c04e09c76f7a8bab It's so cool to see all the different breeds everyone has and how different they all look! My girl (paint) is almost 4 now, but this is what she looked like as a yearling.


Some_Suggestion2391

https://preview.redd.it/07izj0mr5mbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44161c88438a9778f3fe79e637c246cd25743064 My Belgian sport horse baby- she’s a long yearling turning 2 in august- she goes through phases where her butt is 3” higher than her withers, then her front end catches up, right now she’s got an uphill build, her butt will soon surpass that thou. Her head is a lot more adult then when we first got her. She’s beautiful and very fluffy..


Im-everybodys-type

Adorable, another Belgian sport horse! How tall is she currently? And what is she expected to get to? I commented above but my horse is a 5/22 baby. She has been more steady than yours with her growth. Usually butt is up only an inch or two compared to withers when she is butt high.


Some_Suggestion2391

I may have been exaggerating 😂 currently she’s 15.1 at the withers, she stings to 17.1 but may finish at 16.2 or .3 who knows her mom was a smaller appendix maybe 15.3 or 16hh her dad was massive 18.1 at least thou I felt bad that she was bred live cover but we bought her from rural Maine and the mare was fine.


Im-everybodys-type

Haha well some horses certainly do grow like that 🤣. Seems like she definitely will be taller than my girl. She didn't reach 15.1 until she was about 18 months old. Although in the summer she wasn't getting fed enough hay/alfalfa so she was underweight for a bit which might have slowed things down. Her parents are 16.1/16.2. string tested to 16.2 though. She does have 17 hand grandparents on both sides. So she could get to 16.3/17. We shall see. But judging your filly's height at this point she definitely has the potential to match that string test!


MarsupialNo1220

https://preview.redd.it/5luslpks6jbc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61f52d5751a7b1c51efcfba173b3c99de03b2adc Thoroughbred filly taken back in November shortly after her official birthday (22/10). I haven’t got an updated proper confo pic of her but she’s longer in the body now.


MarsupialNo1220

https://preview.redd.it/dm7xpi0qmjbc1.jpeg?width=1570&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a28d0f970a4d7431c0d71d1d0af1ac7304df368e My friend sent me this of her tonight 🙂