[aBreeze]

Originally Posted by doublebarr

Because he's a stallion, I'm going to be a lot harsher than I would for a gelding

Overall presence is nice enough. He's not going to fall down and apart, LOL. But here is what I see in a critique of a stallion:

He's got a lot of body with good heart depth, nice sloped shoulder and good backline. His neck is tied in well on top, but is rather short with a thick throatlatch and set shallow in the chest. Head is not bad, but is a bit plain. Front legs are nice and nice pastern angle. He has a nice croup set good loin and upper hip, but it is in the depth of hip he is lacking and it ties into a weak stifle and too straight hind legs, with hocks set much higher than the knees even with his top line being nice and upright, with very upright hind pasterns. To my eye, his back end does not compliment his front end as it should. Even with good exercise, you are going to have trouble evening out because of the weak hip and stifle and leg set on the back.

For me personally, I would not use him as a stud, but could see a lot of potential as a nice gelding for a working horse.

Thank you!

Iv wondered about his hind legs/stifle since I first saw photo's. I was hoping it was all a figment of my imagination.

[Buckshot]

I won't pretend that I can see everything Doublebarr pointed out--I have a lot to learn when it comes to conformation critiques!

However, he has a thick throatlatch and a short neck. THAT is what jumped out to me.