RE: [IceHorses] Icelandic Horse Pictures / Analyzing Conformation

2007-11-04 Thread Karen Thomas
>>>vhttp://www.pbase.com/agustjons/image/29517094   The good thing is that
we can look at conformation in these pictures.  Check out the legs of the
horses.  Are they straight?


It looks to me like the horse is toed out.  But, his feet also look long,
and I'm not sure what's up with his head position, and why his reins are so
uneven - he looks as if he could be in an odd position, with his feet sort
of "planted" for lack of a better term.  The terrain is also pretty uneven.
If this is a stallion, and I were looking to breed a mare to him, I would
certainly ask more questions, but I wouldn't bank on his legs being bad from
this odd picture.  What I DO like about him is that there is some space
between his legs...that his legs are on the front "corners."   I hate seeing
so many of the newer, show-type horses with legs so close together.
Unfortunately, his back legs look pretty close together... but maybe that's
just an illusion from his odd stance and the bad camera angle.


>>> Do the hooves point forward?  are they directly under the knees?


The hooves in this picture seem to point out a little, and they don't appear
to be under his knees...I'd want to see more pictures though, before I'd
draw a full conclusion though.  Maybe it could be from his odd stance at the
moment, or from a funky trim.


Karen Thomas
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Re: [IceHorses] Icelandic Horse Pictures / Analyzing Conformation

2007-11-04 Thread Judy Ryder


> http://www.pbase.com/agustjons/image/29517094
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/carodani/1791805735/

>>>That´s a really good photo to show to anyone who actually believes the
camera never lies...

HaHa!  It's a very interesting picture!

I think we need a good caption for the first picture!  ("Hey, I thought the 
peanut butter and jelly sandwich was for ME!")

The good thing is that we can look at conformation in these pictures.  Check 
out the legs of the horses.  Are they straight?

Do the hooves point forward?  are they directly under the knees?

Here's a video that we can check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg9PdIP0QhQ

Same questions for the legs; are they straight?  do the hooves point 
forward?  or ??

How does the conformation of the leg affect the flight when the horse is in 
motion?


Judy
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