Foals have long legs

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

It's amazing that they manage them as well as they do.

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Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

28 Jul 20

@JudyEv last year I saw a one-day old foal. It has difficulty in standing.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

@Alexandoy They are wobbly and uncoordinated for a while.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

28 Jul 20

I knew that about foals. They look so awkward, but grow into beauties!

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

29 Jul 20

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

They do indeed.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Jul 20

Kool photo. That's interesting. Some dog breeds also have to grow into their ears, Mykey was like that, as a pup he looked a lot like Dumbo.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Jul 20

She's adorable @JudyEv

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

Little Lexie that I wrote about seemed to have big ears too.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 20

I have used that part of the leg to estimate a horses mature height. The inches of that bone do come close to how many hands high it will stand,

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

Yes, it's a helpful estimation.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Jul 20

He looks adorable but the long legs do make him look a bit awkward.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

They must be hard to manage when they are so young.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

28 Jul 20

My son is still trying to grow into his exceptionally large feet!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

29 Jul 20

@JudyEv Yes, both he and my daughter inherited their big feet from me. In fact, when my daughter was being delivered in the hospital, the doctor's first words when she came out of the womb were "Look at those big feet!" We recorded the birth on video, so I love replaying that part to my daughter and laughing about it.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jul 20

@moffittjc Haha - poor girl. Does she have trouble finding shoes to fit?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

Did he inherit his big feet from you? It can sometimes to hard to find shoes to fit very big, or very small, feet.

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ElusiveButterfly

@ElusiveButterfly (45941)

• United States

28 Jul 20

Spindly little legs at that! I guess I never noticed how long a foals legs are before.

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ElusiveButterfly

@ElusiveButterfly (45941)

• United States

30 Jul 20

@JudyEv I have seen that, but really didn't notice how long their legs were.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

They have to spread them wide apart to reach the ground to eat. lol

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

28 Jul 20

Stardust looks lovely and he surely has long legs.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

29 Jul 20

@JudyEv He looks sweet, really pretty.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

He grew up to have a lovely temperament too.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

28 Jul 20

I didn't know that about a foal, that their legs from the ground to knee doesn't increase a lot.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

1 Aug 20

@JudyEv I guess that's why the foal's legs always look so awkward.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

If you see a foal next to its mother, you can see that that part of the leg is much the same length.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 20

@simone10 They do look spindly, don't they?

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Anna M. Wilkes

@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

28 Jul 20

Awesome pic of a cute foal, it sure does have some long legs.

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Anna M. Wilkes

@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

29 Jul 20

@JudyEv Yes they sure do.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

They look very spindly, don't they?

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

28 Jul 20

@judyev Foals’ legs have always seemed somewhat disproportionate to their bodies. And giraffes. All very gangly.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

28 Jul 20

@JudyEv It’s as if they really ought to have arms.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

@xFiacre Haha - yes, arms would surely help.

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

I agree. Giraffes always look incredibly uncoordinated.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Jul 20

Yes, he does. I didn't know that about their legs. Thank you.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Jul 20

@JudyEv I'm sure it's a good indicator.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

You're welcome. We used this method to get some idea of how high the foals would grow to.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (22199)

• United States

3 Aug 20

cute horse. I didn't know that about foals.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 20

They have long, spindly legs, don't they?

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

28 Jul 20

@JudyEv Thank you for the link, but, I could not get into it. Yes, he does have long legs.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

That's a shame. I wonder why that was.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

28 Jul 20

@JudyEv I cannot remember what it said.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

28 Jul 20

He does have long legs indeed.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

You'd think they'd be difficult to control but they seem to manage.

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

28 Jul 20

They do indeed wish mine were as long lol

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

I'm not sure I'd want spindly ones like this though. lol

Sanna_S

@psanasangma (7910)

• India

28 Jul 20

I am quite confuse! Isn't it normal to have long leg for ponies?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

Yes, it is but the leg from the ground to the knee won't get much longer than it is as a foal.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122067)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

28 Jul 20

The foal in the image does have long legs.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 20

Most foals seem to look a bit gangly.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

28 Jul 20

Yes, they do have long legs. What an adorable picture.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jul 20

We took photos of a lot of our foals. They were all cute.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Jul 20

Yes, he is all legs. How cute!

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