Pippin is 14h and has been jumping around at 3'3 and winning Jumper shows. He's showing Training level Eventing and will start showing 3'6 at Jump shows as of next weekend. Ches has jumped him up to 4'6 over one single fence.
How tall they are does factor in to how tall they can jump but more than anything it is their natural ability to jump. Horses have to have GOOD conformation, good strong angles in the hindquarters with a strong loin, and a good landing gear (shoulder and front legs). Some horses just don't have what it takes to be a GREAT jumper conformationally no matter how much they may enjoy it. Doesn't mean they can't do the lower level stuff but it is not fair to push a horse with conformational flaws to do more than they can, if nothing else its dangerous and you will end up with injuries to the horse if not yourself.
All that being said a 16h horse that is meant to jump will be able to jump higher than a 14h pony that is meant to jump. So if you want a Grand Prix Jumper or upper level Eventer a Haflinger is not your breed they will never be able to do those things. And if someone ever breeds one that can it wont be a Haflinger in my eyes.
Kelsy @ Nayborly Farms
P.S. Please don't type with caps lock on it makes things hard to read. Thanks!
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> WEÂ WERE WONDERING ABOUT SOME OF THE JUMPING HORSES
> OUR Â MARE IS JUST SHY OF 14 HANDS OH NO ! WE WILL HAVE TO PUT SOME SHOES ON HER TO MAKE HER 14HANDSÂ SHE HAS STARTING JUMPING
> WE WERE WONDERING IF THE HEIGHT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH HEIGHT OF JUMPS THEY CAN DO
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> From: nayborly2000 <nayborly@...>
> To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
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> Subject: [haflingerfriends] Re: M&B Haffies
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> Okay not sure where I got 28 from he'll be 27 this spring. :)
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> > We have four M&B geldings around here (Aries, Starfire, Wylbur M&B and Arron), and fifth haflinger (Wadring SCH) is by Stefans now gelding Wynston M&B and out of Suki M&B. I really love my M&B horses and not sure I will ever find Haflingers of the same quality again.
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> > BTW Stefan Arron is doing very very well still being worked 4-6 days a week and jumping around over 2'6 -2'11 fences. He's going to be 28 years old this spring. He would like you to know that his retirement home didn't really turn out to be the pasture puff life he thought he should have. haha
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> > Kelsy @ Nayborly Farms with only M&B ponies!
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> > --- In haflingerfriends@ yahoogroups. com, "stefan64us2002" <lauranika@> wrote:
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> > > That must be Wyatt M&B. I too have a Westwynd son - Wynston M&B out of Sherry M&B (Schikka M&B) and we loke him very much I also have a Schikka daughter - Shania M&B - super mare.
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