Question About Withers...

Loves2Ride · 08-05-2004, 05:35 PM

A thoroughbred gelding of mine had high withers...is this a conformation fault? I always thought it was, but a lady who was looking into buying him said she didn't think it was. I've been wondering since.

SyntheticTrust · 08-05-2004, 05:36 PM

high withers.. i dont like them... not good for bareback lol

Loves2Ride · 08-05-2004, 05:50 PM

Lol, no kidding. I only walked while riding bareback. Trotting would have put me in the hospital, lol! That would be a strange injury to explain, haha!

SyntheticTrust · 08-05-2004, 05:52 PM

haha yeah.. I'm glad my mare has tiny withers..I ride her bareback more than I saddle ride her

tn walker · 08-05-2004, 06:47 PM

It depends on how high and how the horse's neck and back tie into them. Typically horses with more pronounced withers tend to have a little more athletic ability than horses who are "mutton" or low-withered (these horses tend to forge adn be heavy on the forehand). However, if they are really high and do not tye in well, then, yes, it would be a conformation fault. Basically depends on how the rest of the horse is put together.

KT · 08-05-2004, 07:26 PM

my horse is a TB and a big one...and he has typical high withers...the good kind i rode him bareback the other day..it was like his 4th time ever! lol...and in 15 mintues i was jumping 2'3 on him! lol..it hurt to trot but WOW will my leg improve if i keep that up!!! WOW i will be SO muscular!!

Loves2Ride · 08-05-2004, 07:34 PM

Yeah, he is REALLY athletic. When he was six he took the blue ribbon in h/j in one of the Las Vegas circuit shows.

buggywhipp · 08-05-2004, 08:31 PM

My tb mare has high withers. I thought tbs were knowen for having high withers.

thrghbrdrder · 08-06-2004, 06:04 AM

tbs are known for high withers. i like the high withers, it keeps you from sliding forward when riding bareback and jumping

08-05-2004, 05:35 PM	#1
Loves2Ride Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Louie! Posts: 359 Images: 14	Question About Withers... A thoroughbred gelding of mine had high withers...is this a conformation fault? I always thought it was, but a lady who was looking into buying him said she didn't think it was. I've been wondering since. __________________ I love all my horses from the past, present, and futere! Magic, Dolphin, Shadow, Ellie!

08-05-2004, 05:50 PM	#3
Loves2Ride Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Louie! Posts: 359 Images: 14	Lol, no kidding. I only walked while riding bareback. Trotting would have put me in the hospital, lol! That would be a strange injury to explain, haha! __________________ I love all my horses from the past, present, and futere! Magic, Dolphin, Shadow, Ellie!

08-05-2004, 06:47 PM	#5
tn walker Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NC Posts: 1,332 Images: 36	It depends on how high and how the horse's neck and back tie into them. Typically horses with more pronounced withers tend to have a little more athletic ability than horses who are "mutton" or low-withered (these horses tend to forge adn be heavy on the forehand). However, if they are really high and do not tye in well, then, yes, it would be a conformation fault. Basically depends on how the rest of the horse is put together. __________________ My horse is SPOTTED. Paint comes in cans and Pintos are beans Shady Oaks Farm Specializing in the sound and versatile TWH and SSH www.freewebs.com/shadyoaksfarm

08-05-2004, 07:34 PM	#7
Loves2Ride Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Louie! Posts: 359 Images: 14	Yeah, he is REALLY athletic. When he was six he took the blue ribbon in h/j in one of the Las Vegas circuit shows. __________________ I love all my horses from the past, present, and futere! Magic, Dolphin, Shadow, Ellie!

08-05-2004, 08:31 PM	#8
buggywhipp Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,767 Images: 112	My tb mare has high withers. I thought tbs were knowen for having high withers. __________________ ~Angie~ Limoges 2006 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar colt by Le Mode SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Horses Are Addictive, Expensive, And May Impair The Ability To Use Common Sense.

08-05-2004, 05:36 PM	#2
SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	high withers.. i dont like them... not good for bareback lol

08-05-2004, 05:52 PM	#4
SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	haha yeah.. I'm glad my mare has tiny withers..I ride her bareback more than I saddle ride her

08-05-2004, 07:26 PM	#6
KT Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA...down south Posts: 1,530	my horse is a TB and a big one...and he has typical high withers...the good kind i rode him bareback the other day..it was like his 4th time ever! lol...and in 15 mintues i was jumping 2'3 on him! lol..it hurt to trot but WOW will my leg improve if i keep that up!!! WOW i will be SO muscular!!

08-06-2004, 06:04 AM	#9
thrghbrdrder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 1,173 Images: 29	tbs are known for high withers. i like the high withers, it keeps you from sliding forward when riding bareback and jumping __________________ "My mouth was open Albert!!" -Hitch

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