The String Test

Serenity · 11-05-2009, 12:16 PM

Hey guys,

A friend of mine told me about the string test, and I was wondering if anybody else has heard of it, or used it and if so, do you believe it.

For those of you who don't know what it is, it's where you take a string, and place it on the coronet band of your horses front leg, and place it against the leg up to the middle of their knee. Then measure the string and how ever many inches long it is from the coronet to the knee, that's the height that your horse should finish at.

My friend did it on her Shire/TB when she got him as a yearling and his was correct, Ruggy's is correct, Classy's is saying she should be about 16hh which makes sense, but now my new baby CaNiya, hers is saying she should be 18!! Sooo... I don't know if it is true now, lol. Her sire is only 15.2hh and her dam is 16.3 sooo... but she is big. The farrier was out the other day and he was shocked, he said her pasterns are already much longer than Classy's (Classy is 2 1/2, CaNiya is 5 months). Another friend said she has seen TB yearlings her size and as I said, she is only a weanling.

So let me know what you think

redboy · 11-05-2009, 01:13 PM

I've always heard it's fairly accurate

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candy4legs · 11-05-2009, 02:12 PM

Guess we'll have to keep watching to see if you have a MONSTER child...keep us posted...

Horselady44 · 11-06-2009, 01:07 AM

Yep...its been right on all of ours...or pretty darn close

You may have a giant on your hands

sundancer maiden · 11-06-2009, 01:21 AM

The step ladder for grooming, saddling and mounting will be easy. Better start saving now for the super-sized, extra tall horse trailer!!

foreveryours · 11-06-2009, 10:27 AM

I did it on my guys and for my mare I got 15.3 which i what she is... and for my colt I got 18hh so... he is gonna be a big boy also.. but he is already 15h and he is a yearling

I have heard it is pretty acurate but we will have to wait and see

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11-05-2009, 12:16 PM
Serenity Long Yearling Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oshawa Posts: 1,266	The String Test Hey guys, A friend of mine told me about the string test, and I was wondering if anybody else has heard of it, or used it and if so, do you believe it. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's where you take a string, and place it on the coronet band of your horses front leg, and place it against the leg up to the middle of their knee. Then measure the string and how ever many inches long it is from the coronet to the knee, that's the height that your horse should finish at. My friend did it on her Shire/TB when she got him as a yearling and his was correct, Ruggy's is correct, Classy's is saying she should be about 16hh which makes sense, but now my new baby CaNiya, hers is saying she should be 18!! Sooo... I don't know if it is true now, lol. Her sire is only 15.2hh and her dam is 16.3 sooo... but she is big. The farrier was out the other day and he was shocked, he said her pasterns are already much longer than Classy's (Classy is 2 1/2, CaNiya is 5 months). Another friend said she has seen TB yearlings her size and as I said, she is only a weanling. So let me know what you think __________________ ~~Serenity Stables~~

11-05-2009, 01:13 PM
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