Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Posts: 57 Location: United States
Conformation
What is your preferred conformation and build?
For conformation I want the following
-Neck that is evenly proportioned with the body (not to long or short)
-Nice slope to shoulder
-Good length back (I like a medium length, not long and not super short)
-Big long hip
-Level (I don't like a downhill horse)
-Long Underline, with a deep heart girth.
-Lower set Hocks that are straight (Not Cow hocked, Sickle Hocked, ect)
-Good length pasterns with good angle (Not to short or long, and not upright or weak)
-Correct Knees (Not offset, over, ect)
For build I like a horse with a lot of bone....good thick bone throughout the body. I like a thicker built horse and not a thinner TB type. Just personal preference. I also like a horse between 15.1-16.1hh (15.2-15.3 is my ideal preference). I am not a fan personally of super big horses or super small. I do have a big mare, but I plan on only running her on Standard Patterns.
I like a horse built like the Foundation Running Quarter Horses and TBs (Beduino being a good example of what I wish TBs still looked like)...the big thick bulldog build.
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Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:49 pm
Justcowgirlz
Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Posts: 15 Location: Canada
My personal preference
My personal preference is horses with a petiter build but a long hip, i am i big fan of the throughbreds
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Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:23 am
Barrelhorsetrainer
Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Posts: 14 Location: Canada
Horse sizes
My personal preference is 14- 14.2 i love those little quick turining horses, and just because a horse is big doesnt mean they wont clock in little arenas and vice versa it all depends on the horse
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Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:01 am
Chestnut&Bays
Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Posts: 10
BIG ass, good shoulder, head and neck that ties in well. I like uphill horses and level horses, I've heard being up hill helps them get there butt under them easier. I like horses anywhere from 14 hands to 15.3 hands. I don't like really big horses and Idont like really small horses.
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Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:30 pm
Barrelhorseluver Site Admin
Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Posts: 38 Location: Canada
My preference
What i like
- well proportioned body
- i like horses between 15-16.1 hands
- large eyes
- swirl between the eyes
- attentive ears
- straight legs
- medium length back
-Level
- thick rump that continues into the hind legs for power
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