Conformation please

fataldream · #1 5th Sep 2006, 05:17 PM

hello all, took some newish pics of the lad, in summer, and some a couple of days ago. what do you think of conformation, critique needed. he is a 15.1 anglo arab, pony club eventer. a real gem.....not highly strung or anything.

i know he needs top line and muscle, on his bum aswell!! working on it with instructor, should be there soon

also, what do you think of his condition? thanks. ( he is fed now 1 and a half scoops of calm and condition evening and morning, plus other stuff!! )

Going to itch tail

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../new111001.jpg

face lol
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him now, eating a leaf, so has stretched neck in weird way! is he still looking good, and he hasnt had a groom or anythinghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../new111009.jpg

and one of his movment in the clear round SJ....http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...amecats031.jpg

CurlyWurlyRach · #2 5th Sep 2006, 05:27 PM

he looks huge in that pic of himj eating a leaf! Sweet looking boy

fataldream · #3 5th Sep 2006, 05:30 PM

hehehe, was sitting down you see lol....anyone else?

fataldream · #4 5th Sep 2006, 06:32 PM

i really need replys,.............

TheHoglet · #5 5th Sep 2006, 07:56 PM

hiya
i' no exper but he looks like he's got a rather shotrt back in some of those pics and lancky legs but thats just on the one where youre sitting down

although when you actualy do the line from his back hoof to his front leg it ends well under his knee so imao his conformation is good

you cant realy tell from those pics though

he looks gorgeous in the ridden one what breed is he??

Blackhorse · #6 5th Sep 2006, 09:05 PM

Wow that quite a bit of feed. Gaetano has highfi and high fiber cubes by the handfull rather than the scoop. He looks like a typical short coupled Anglo

fataldream · #7 6th Sep 2006, 12:07 PM

please. anyone else? thanks to all ho replied. but i would really like somone to go in to more detail of the questions asked. thanks....

rinzarider · #8 6th Sep 2006, 01:13 PM

He's certainly a very attractive looking horse overall-He is a lovely cololur and carries a good head but none of the pictures you have put up are very good for a true conformational crtique. In all of them he looks to be short in the shoulder, with a rather weak neck and somewhat lacking in substance-but none of the pictures are in the least flattering to what is probably a very nice horse indeed.

If you really want a proper critque you need to get a photograph of him without tack, standing sidewise to the camera, well stood up, on level ground with all his legs in full view with all four feet square onthe ground, with his head straight ahead of his body.

fataldream · #9 6th Sep 2006, 01:16 PM

thankyou, what do you think of his condition ect? he is a great boy. will take more piccos lol

LindaAd · #10 6th Sep 2006, 02:25 PM

He's got a pretty head, but as rinzarider said, you can't really see enough of him to discuss his conformation. One good photo would be better than half a dozen headshots, or ones where he's resting a leg.

Short back, nice deep girth, not a lot of bone; he looks nice in the ridden one, but you both seem a bit tense and he's not really going forward.

Linda

Fletcher · #11 6th Sep 2006, 02:48 PM

Agree with all posts relating to types of photo, try to get a friend to stand him up so that you can see all 4 legs without having to go round to the other side. Also it helps if a third person shakes a bucket or something to get an alert interested look! From what I could see he looks in good condition for his breed, and maybe a little roached in the back? Pic at clear round is lovely!

fataldream · #12 6th Sep 2006, 02:59 PM

thankyou all, im on a mission to get some good pics lol!! #

thanks, but i really didnt ask for a critique on my riding, i am a tad insecure when that kind of thing happens

yes i was tense there, after just trying to win the cup for clear rounds, and he can be strong lol.

short backed? whats the advantages/*** of that then? ever so not knowledgable in this departure, so when you point somthing please explain in detail for my pea size brain to understant lol

fataldream · #13 6th Sep 2006, 03:01 PM

ETA.....what is a good head? a very expiranced person said "hmm good head" . she sells horses for like 60 grand, so knows her stuff, and was chuffed when she said that, but didnt have a clue what it meant lol

Fletcher · #14 6th Sep 2006, 03:46 PM

Your horse has a very nice head, with a quite even marking. Nice big ears which commonly is a sign of a genuine horse. And a kind eye. If your friend buys and sells horses she probably said your horse has a good head as some horses have quite a plain head and if you have a lot of horses to remember for example at sales a nice looking head will stick in your memory! I am quite a frequent buyer at sales so even leg / face markings help you remember horses!

Short backs are usually stronger as seen in cobs. Sometimes short backs make saddle fitting difficult as there is physically not enough room for a decent sized saddle. And sometimes a very short back can cause overreach problems as the front legs can't get out of the way before the back legs come, as a longer back would allow. Also sometimes a short back is coupled with an upright shoulder and pastern, which gives a short choppy stride.

Hope this helps!

fataldream · #15 6th Sep 2006, 03:48 PM

ok thanks fletch, choppy stride, does he have that? i think he has lovely movement!