Big 2 yr old races??

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

i disagree with the 1 year equalling 3 in a human, especially early on. a horses life span may be the third of a humans, but to say a 3 yo is the equivalent to a nine year old child would be incorrect. horses mature much more quickly, with most equating a 2 yo to a teenager.

I'm just repeating what every veterinarian has ever told me, and what I have in all of my veterinary medical books. I've even questioned that theory before myself, and had an in depth coversation with a veterinarian before about it. According to them, a horse that has just turned to a two year old equals a six year old child. What most people don't realize is that horses don't stop growing and developing until they are about 5-7 years of age depending upon the animal. This is an area in which I have done a lot of research in. It is not incorrect. Go argue with a veterinarian about it and see how far you get. IT IS A PROVEN FACT. Would you like me to list all of the websites that prove it?

http://horses.about.com/library/calcs/blagecompare.htm

However, some sources are now argueing that horses do mature more quickly until they reach age 3 which they call puberty. However, anyone who has worked with horses knows that horses actually reach puberty at one year of age. At 3, they are considered mature horses. Some sources say that for every 1 year of age until they reach 3 equals 6.5 years in human age. These sources say that after three they age at about 2.5 years per year. However, I disagree with this assessment because horses don't stop growing until they are 5-7 years of age. A human stops growing and developing (bones) when they are around 18. At five, according to these sources, a horse would be 25 in human years, yet some horses bones are still developing at this age. Therefore, this cannot be correct.