Wow - I haven't had time to post for the past week or so, and now I feel really out of it! Looks like the color vs confo topic is still hot. Well, it's been 2 weeks since I went to look at the filly in question, so I've had time to reflect from on objective POV.

I think a few posters summed it up best when they said that she's decently built, but not for hard work/soundness in the long run. I'm including some photos of the legs in question below. No, it's not the camera angle; yes, her legs were really that tied in below the knee. And on top of that, some long/skinny pasterns and uneven feet. Aside from the front legs (most important part, IMO), she was quite nice - great hip (no goose rump), surprisingly decent size of feet, very cute little head (not plain at all), no parrot mouth (as one earlier poster suspected), slightly sickle hocked (though not to a fault), decent but not great shoulder, nice low-set tail, the neck could've been a bit longer. So between the front legs and the challenging temperament, not a good fit.

But overall, I'm actually kind of embarrassed that I even made an offer to take her as a riding horse, especially when there are so many OTTBs out there that are conformationally and mentally so much more suitable for my needs - and I'd actually be able to play POLO with them - sheesh! But I suppose we all slip up from time to time... and that's why I'm here, trying to improve my eye for conformation.

Enough reflection; here are the legs:

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