GARBO - MEASUREMENTS
Garbo - Measurements
Measurements taken by Mally Stanley, with special permission by the Spanish Military at the Depot in Alacada de Henares, near Madrid, Spain, October of 1981.
HEIGHT AT THE WITHERS: 59 ½ INCHES
LENGTH OF BACK: 21 ½ INCHES
(Middle of the wither to Sacrum)LENGTH OF HIP: 21 ¼ INCHES
( Sacrum to outside edge of hindquarter)In regard to the above measurements, it is considered ideal to have the length of back no longer than the length of hip. Very unusual to find a horse so near the ideal.
LENGTH OF NECK: 38 ¼ INCHES
(Poll to middle of the wither, at rest)POLL TO BOTTOM OF THE EYE: 11 ¾ INCHES
BOTTOM OF THE EYE TO TIP OF MUZZLE: 13 INCHES
Another interesting measurement - as the ideal is to have the head divided in half by the eye.WIDTH BETWEEN THE EYES: 9 ¼ INCHES
WIDTH BETWEEN THE JOWLS: 7 INCHES
(UNDERNEATH) This measurements is important as a horse’s jowls must fit around the windpipe when the head is set if the horse is to be able to breathe.WIDTH BETWEEN FRONT LEGS AT CHEST: 7 INCHES
POINT OF SHOULDER TO MIDDLE OF WITHER: 29 ¼
(Angle)CIRCUMFERENCE OF GIRTH: 71 INCHES
(Middle of wither and around)Important for athletic ability - heart and lung room.
Another important measurement in any horse is the forearm-cannon bone relationship. The highest percentage of unsoundness in horses is from the knee down in the front legs. Therefore, a short strong cannon bone is vitally important. The forearm, which is not very prone to unsoundness, and also contains the lifting muscles for the leg should be longer.
FOREARM: 18 5/8 INCHES
(Elbow to center of knee)CANNON BONE: 10 5/8 INCHES
(Center of knee to center of fetlock)Another measurement that horseman rely on is that the topline of a horse (middle of wither to sacrum) is appreciable shorter than the underline (point of elbow to point of stifle).
TOPLINE: 21 ½ INCHES
UNDERLINE: 33 ¼ INCHES
One other measurement of interest is the width of the hindquarters at point of hip - in GARBO 19 inches.
