I'm 100% in LOVE with this appy stallion!!!

ShadyGirl82 · 10-29-2005, 03:59 PM

hes gorgeous!

turn-n-burn5477 · 10-29-2005, 04:05 PM

very pretty!! and colorful too!

Love2TrailRide · 10-29-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zorse

He's nice. Downhill though. What do you want to breed your mare for?

to get a baby out of her...

am i missing something?? lol Or do you mean what kind of baby am I hoping to breed her for? If thats the one, I want to get a sporthorse type foal, who can do english and do it good and look good doing it, lol. I dont want anything that will take me to Grand Prix or something, lol, even though that'd be cool. Or just an all around, pleasure, trail horse who goes to small open shows and stuff. I wont be breeding my mare anytime soon either though

JBandRio · 10-29-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ROO

From that confo pic it looks to me like there is somthing wrong with that left front, maybe like an old bowed tendon? Am I seeing things? lol Otherwise hes just stunning and his babies are really cute too.

Nope, not exactly seeing things. The tendon doesn't seem bowed, but he is standing over at the knee.

His feet really need some work, and they are most likely the reason he's standing like that. Look at his hairline (coronet) on that LF - it starts out nearly ground-parellel, then takes a small curve up and then a sharp curve down. The RF does the same thing, just in a different place.

Hairlines are supposed to be straight, at around a 30-ish degree angle to the ground. Curves in the hairline mean there is excess pressure on the hoof wall in that area - the wall is too tall. That creates pressure and pain.

Standing with the leg "over at the knee" is a way many horses relieve heel pain.

Fix the feet and I bet he has nice straight front legs.

3WishesDun · 10-29-2005, 04:55 PM

You have a good eye JBandRio! And a heck of a pocketful of good horse sense!!!!
and Moo for seeing something a bit off in the first place.
He is lovely, and seems to be doing well in the showring.

JBandRio · 10-29-2005, 05:52 PM

http://www.equethy.com/conform_myths.htm

This page (scroll down to the plain chestnut's legs, not the one with the white legs) and you'll see how a proper trim can take an "over at the knee" horse with high heels and put him in his conformationally valid stance.

This just goes to show you that you have to look at conformation "faults" and try to figure out if they truly are faults, or of they are compensations for something else that man has screwed up.

arabgirl15 · 10-29-2005, 06:16 PM

There's just something about him that makes me not like him.. but I can't put my thumb on it. Just something... and now it's bugging me to figure it out!

ROO · 10-30-2005, 07:01 AM

Wow thanks for the info JBandRio, I learned something new.

lucky_pine · 10-30-2005, 03:01 PM

I agree with arabgirl. Personally, I'd breed to something that has better conformation, if his hoofs are screwed up and they're standing him at stud, I wouldn't want the foal. It goes back to more than conformation. I personally would breed to a horse with better conformation, and to a stud that gets taken care of. Why is he standing over at the knee? Is it the owners fault? Is it a conformation fault?

I just don't like him.

MyY0Y0 · 10-30-2005, 03:13 PM

Hmm, there is something about him. IMO, his neck looks out of proportion to his body. He is downhill, and croup-high. Cute boy though, looks nice under saddle! :-) Good luck!

10-29-2005, 03:59 PM	#11
ShadyGirl82 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arvada,CO Posts: 3,483 Images: 123	hes gorgeous! __________________ ~Una coloradohorseforum.com

10-29-2005, 04:05 PM	#12
turn-n-burn5477 Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Georgetown, Pennsylvania Posts: 3,163 Images: 185	very pretty!! and colorful too! __________________ R.I.P.Blue Sky Shy&&Miss Behaven' Raven .Another horse will fill my days, but never take your place. Proud member of the Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Paint, and Barrel Racing Clubs!

10-29-2005, 04:55 PM	#15
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,475 Images: 650 Blog Entries: 27	You have a good eye JBandRio! And a heck of a pocketful of good horse sense!!!! and Moo for seeing something a bit off in the first place. He is lovely, and seems to be doing well in the showring. __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost SCHWEELS, BABY, SCHWEELS!

10-29-2005, 05:52 PM	#16
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,428 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	http://www.equethy.com/conform_myths.htm This page (scroll down to the plain chestnut's legs, not the one with the white legs) and you'll see how a proper trim can take an "over at the knee" horse with high heels and put him in his conformationally valid stance. This just goes to show you that you have to look at conformation "faults" and try to figure out if they truly are faults, or of they are compensations for something else that man has screwed up. __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

10-29-2005, 06:16 PM	#17
arabgirl15 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SW Minnesota Posts: 3,224 Images: 69 Blog Entries: 16	There's just something about him that makes me not like him.. but I can't put my thumb on it. Just something... and now it's bugging me to figure it out! __________________ Monica To be believed, make the truth unbelievable. Napoleon Bonaparte

10-30-2005, 07:01 AM	#18
ROO Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 571 Images: 42	Wow thanks for the info JBandRio, I learned something new.

10-30-2005, 03:01 PM	#19
lucky_pine Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,628 Images: 639 Blog Entries: 14	I agree with arabgirl. Personally, I'd breed to something that has better conformation, if his hoofs are screwed up and they're standing him at stud, I wouldn't want the foal. It goes back to more than conformation. I personally would breed to a horse with better conformation, and to a stud that gets taken care of. Why is he standing over at the knee? Is it the owners fault? Is it a conformation fault? I just don't like him.

10-30-2005, 03:13 PM	#20
MyY0Y0 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,344 Images: 274	Hmm, there is something about him. IMO, his neck looks out of proportion to his body. He is downhill, and croup-high. Cute boy though, looks nice under saddle! :-) Good luck! __________________ trip out the door and don't look back

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