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| Reminics San Paolo - 2 weeks old |
This was my 4 year old gelding as a baby.
Probably the only time his ribs were ever visible.
Paolo spent the first 3 years of his life under 13 hands, and the only growing he did was sideways.
As a result I didn't put a saddle on him until way past his 3 year old birthday (when x-rays showed his knees had FINALLY closed), and didn't lope him until he was almost 4.
Winter of his 3 year old year he finally grew to over 14.2 and he may make it to 14.3. Who knows, he's been such a slow grower no one thought he'd be big enough to ride at all, never mind as a 3 year old.
A month ago I got my friend to take a video of me riding him and yep, he's still pretty darn fat. I finally sent him to my reining trainer Wendy to take some pounds off him and get him used to riding with other horses that aren't his girlfriend (another post for that one). She was a bit leery of the hackamore but was pretty surprised at how well he guided with it.
So hopefully, he'll come back to me after this winter svelte and ready to work the cows that continually push down the fence next door.
