Front Legs Worry Me A Little

lillybug · 06-30-2009, 02:48 PM

oooo cant get enough of her....shes so darn cute!!

CitrusMelody · 06-30-2009, 06:31 PM

Yes, I've already purchased her.
Obviously, they don't give her problems (Yet), and I'm hoping and praying she'll grow into her pasterns. She had really, REALLY long pasterns as a baby, and hearing others say she might grow into them gives me hope. I'm glad she's a yearling, and I think she has the potential to be a really great horse.
Thanks for your input guys, feel free to post anything else.

BrandyK · 07-02-2009, 08:12 AM

She probably will grow into those pasterns, yearlings are really odd anyway even the best of them. But your horse is very cute, has extremly nice Color, and she looks very kind and sweet. She really has a nice head, and face. I cant get over her color. The farm I volunteer at just had a QH foundation foal, and they were hoping for that color, and got a Sorrel. Your horse will grow up, and look very good, she needs a bit of muscle, as most yearlings do. You should have seen mine when I got him, lol Skinny little peg, with no neck muscle at all, and a giant pot belly from eating grass.

What will you use her for?

cinchmagazine · 07-02-2009, 08:24 AM

She will grow into herself a little bit, and her pasterns should definitely not look that scary once she is mature, but they will be quite upright from the looks of things (maybe it was just how she was standing in a few of the photos). She is a little over at the knees, but for flat work it shouldn't pose too great a problem. Hopefully she will start to become more level instead of downhill. I'm not loving her conformation, but once she's grown, she should look half decent. What are your plans for her?

My gelding right now looks petrifying too.

haha. He gets into those wonky stages, and I can't stand looking at his camped out legs, but he is showing athleticism and seems to be placing himself together much better as he grows. He looked hideous in his first year.

Buckshot · 07-02-2009, 08:25 AM

Back at the knee (looks that way to me), and really upright pasterns.

Again age definitely plays a part in this wonky conformation, but I'd personally like her to have more bone, plus better legs.

CitrusMelody · 07-02-2009, 02:00 PM

I'm not sure what my plans are yet - I was thinking barrels...before I brought her home and saw her legs.
She could probably go any direction - I'm not very big into English disciplines because I'm not sure how to really "train" a horse in that sense...

cinchmagazine · 07-02-2009, 02:13 PM

I think her knees look worse than they are just because of her pasterns...but I still wouldn't over stress her legs. Occasional barrels might be okay, but maybe you'd enjoy western pleasure or trails with her instead?

I know many people who do compete horses who are back at the knees in barrels. They usually hold up during their prime years, but they don't stay sound into later years, obviously, as a better built horse would.

BriLeigh · 07-02-2009, 03:16 PM

Just put her away and don't look at her again until she is 3 LOL...and I bet she will look much better then! You can't really judge a horse's confo until then because everything is changing at different paces and you just never know what you will end up with. Good luck with her she is has a gorgeous color!

turn-n-burn5477 · 07-02-2009, 03:40 PM

My filly had pretty long pasterns as a weanling and coming in to her yearling stages. By the time she was a yearling though, she had pretty much grown in to them and now as two year old, they don't concern me much at all.

I think she'll grow into them decently. And her neck will get better too. My filly, who had a real thick neck as a weanling/coming yearling, had a really thin, yucky looking neck through most of her yearling year. Once she hit two years old, in March, she grew out of all the awkwardness from her yearling year.

Your filly will undergo some huge changes, as you already know, so in about a year she could look like a whole new horse. Looking at my filly as a yearling, you wouldn't think she is the same filly she is now as a two year old. My filly is a dun but her zebra stripes are no where near as cool as your filly's. I wish mine was lighter like yours too!

I wouldn't worry too much about the legs right now but if they are still that bad throughout her two year old year, I may worry.

BrandyK · 07-02-2009, 03:44 PM

LOL Silly yearlings always worrying us humans, they are just so darn lanky and odd looking. Is she a Long yearling, or just turned a year?

06-30-2009, 02:48 PM	#11
lillybug Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: louisville ky Posts: 914 Images: 75	oooo cant get enough of her....shes so darn cute!! __________________ ~If God created anything more Beautiful then a horse he kept it for himself~

06-30-2009, 06:31 PM	#12
CitrusMelody Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In the USA, midwesternly Posts: 1,256 Images: 23	Yes, I've already purchased her. Obviously, they don't give her problems (Yet), and I'm hoping and praying she'll grow into her pasterns. She had really, REALLY long pasterns as a baby, and hearing others say she might grow into them gives me hope. I'm glad she's a yearling, and I think she has the potential to be a really great horse. Thanks for your input guys, feel free to post anything else. __________________ "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and horses." I've been TAGGED by the TURKEY!

07-02-2009, 08:12 AM	#13
BrandyK Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 91 Images: 11	She probably will grow into those pasterns, yearlings are really odd anyway even the best of them. But your horse is very cute, has extremly nice Color, and she looks very kind and sweet. She really has a nice head, and face. I cant get over her color. The farm I volunteer at just had a QH foundation foal, and they were hoping for that color, and got a Sorrel. Your horse will grow up, and look very good, she needs a bit of muscle, as most yearlings do. You should have seen mine when I got him, lol Skinny little peg, with no neck muscle at all, and a giant pot belly from eating grass. What will you use her for? __________________ To be loved by a horse, should fill us with awe-for we have not deserved it.

07-02-2009, 08:25 AM	#15
Buckshot Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michiana Posts: 7,194 Images: 43 Blog Entries: 19	Back at the knee (looks that way to me), and really upright pasterns. Again age definitely plays a part in this wonky conformation, but I'd personally like her to have more bone, plus better legs. __________________ HGS's official Birdbrain The Big Year: Goal: 255 Currently: 260 Last Species: Ancient Murrelet

07-02-2009, 02:00 PM	#16
CitrusMelody Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In the USA, midwesternly Posts: 1,256 Images: 23	I'm not sure what my plans are yet - I was thinking barrels...before I brought her home and saw her legs. She could probably go any direction - I'm not very big into English disciplines because I'm not sure how to really "train" a horse in that sense... __________________ "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and horses." I've been TAGGED by the TURKEY!

07-02-2009, 08:24 AM	#14
cinchmagazine Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 292	She will grow into herself a little bit, and her pasterns should definitely not look that scary once she is mature, but they will be quite upright from the looks of things (maybe it was just how she was standing in a few of the photos). She is a little over at the knees, but for flat work it shouldn't pose too great a problem. Hopefully she will start to become more level instead of downhill. I'm not loving her conformation, but once she's grown, she should look half decent. What are your plans for her? My gelding right now looks petrifying too. haha. He gets into those wonky stages, and I can't stand looking at his camped out legs, but he is showing athleticism and seems to be placing himself together much better as he grows. He looked hideous in his first year.

07-02-2009, 02:13 PM	#17
cinchmagazine Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 292	I think her knees look worse than they are just because of her pasterns...but I still wouldn't over stress her legs. Occasional barrels might be okay, but maybe you'd enjoy western pleasure or trails with her instead? I know many people who do compete horses who are back at the knees in barrels. They usually hold up during their prime years, but they don't stay sound into later years, obviously, as a better built horse would.

07-02-2009, 03:16 PM	#18
BriLeigh Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 649 Images: 26	Just put her away and don't look at her again until she is 3 LOL...and I bet she will look much better then! You can't really judge a horse's confo until then because everything is changing at different paces and you just never know what you will end up with. Good luck with her she is has a gorgeous color!

07-02-2009, 03:40 PM	#19
turn-n-burn5477 Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Georgetown, Pennsylvania Posts: 3,720 Images: 184	My filly had pretty long pasterns as a weanling and coming in to her yearling stages. By the time she was a yearling though, she had pretty much grown in to them and now as two year old, they don't concern me much at all. I think she'll grow into them decently. And her neck will get better too. My filly, who had a real thick neck as a weanling/coming yearling, had a really thin, yucky looking neck through most of her yearling year. Once she hit two years old, in March, she grew out of all the awkwardness from her yearling year. Your filly will undergo some huge changes, as you already know, so in about a year she could look like a whole new horse. Looking at my filly as a yearling, you wouldn't think she is the same filly she is now as a two year old. My filly is a dun but her zebra stripes are no where near as cool as your filly's. I wish mine was lighter like yours too! I wouldn't worry too much about the legs right now but if they are still that bad throughout her two year old year, I may worry. __________________ R.I.P.Blue Sky Shy&&Miss Behaven' Raven .Another horse will fill my days, but never take your place.

07-02-2009, 03:44 PM	#20
BrandyK Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 91 Images: 11	LOL Silly yearlings always worrying us humans, they are just so darn lanky and odd looking. Is she a Long yearling, or just turned a year? __________________ To be loved by a horse, should fill us with awe-for we have not deserved it.

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