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Based on the first photo, not a bad filly, but not one suited for hard work. She is too light of bone. Tied in at the knee, and gaskin. She is close in at the elbows, which makes her forelimbs turn outward and will limit the range of motion of her forelegs. Her hocks should be more substantial, especially for a horse going to be used for hard turns, fast starts and quick stops. IT almost appears as if she is trying to be sickle hocked, but may just be standing under herself behind. SHe's got a decent length of hip and fair enough angles to hip, but is a bit straight in the shoulder. Length of back and neck are hard to judge on a horse this age. Her neck is tied on fairly high for a horse of stock horse heritage. Her older age photo gets interesting, especially since taken from the opposite angle. SHe certainly appears more sickle hocked in the newer photo! Her neck has lengthened of course, but the photo angle makes if impossible to see if it is of a decent length. You can still see how high it is tied on and that it is a fairly straight neck. This photo still shows how she turns outward on the forelimbs and it also makes her appear back at the knee. She has a definite hi/lo syndrome going on in her hooves - proper trimming will correct that. She has fairly straight pasterns, which aren't a major issue because they are of decent length (as opposed to short, upright pasterns or long, upright pasterns). This photo also shows her with a VERY straight shoulder angle. From this view it looks as if she is goose rumped! I prefer more spring to the rib too. Her head is plain with lowset ears, short chin that can denote a horse with a slow, resistant mind. IF she's a horse you wouldn't mind using up quickly - go for it, but if you are looking for a durable horse - keep looking.
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1callie47 wrote: If it was a gelding, I'd pass............BUT, a mare with this color is worth her weight in gold. The only thing I'd caution is when you see a build like this on a horse this young you are usually headed for foot/tendon problems. However, if she were started right and if the price was good I'd bite. Lisa
WHY? Because even with the horrible front legs (as OTTBPolo saw in person) she could be bred? Because she has SPOTS?
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PrOuD tO bE fUgLy!!!
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Apr 1 08 11:16 PM
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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