Imgliniel wrote:
Elisenda wrote:
I'm not very good at judging conformation, but he is pretty cute. Did you ride him before?


I did get to ride him, there are some things that are turning me off but I think they are mostly training. I am so used to my dependable oldies that getting on a green 10 year old again, I was like "jeeze walk down the rail on a loose rein, it's not hard" lol. But I have to remember he is green, so I am trying to get some other people oppinions on his build etc. Training I can fix, I can get him going "my way" no problem, so I am just trying to differentiate what is training and what is confo, lol.

I think it's more his personality, it could be he is sore, but I think he holds a lot of tension and likes to float and wiggle when rode being a lookie-lue, not relax and let you do the driving, I think his high set neck makes it hard for him to use his back and he will need a lot of training to get to a place where people feel comfortable being carried on his back.. he also looks like a forward horse who is rushing himself into the bit with a active mind.. if his mind is as active as it looks in the video and that's his home arena and trails around his barn I wonder what it would do in a new place like a show or if something was going on?   he gets all balled up and wants to use a lot of energy when being used not hack down the trail from the looks of it.. I would guess he would need a lot of training just to get his personality to cool down and at ten it's pretty much set... but he could be different then what I see... 

add says intermediate rider..

When looking at green horses you can add training or do retraining but their personality is going to be there from day one until they die and you just have to work with it..all training does is give them better coping skills.

He is stunning.. if you do see him again keep us updated...and good luck!