2005 Dun Paint Colt

Crazy 4 Paints · Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:46 am Post subject: 2005 Dun Paint Colt

Im thinking about buying this colt as a western pleasure prospect...tell me what ya think of his conformation, plz. He is for sale at $3,000.

JR · Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

What's he bred like ? What have his parents done ?
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nis75p06 · Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject:

Markings look nice, but at that age, there isn't anything to see conformation-wise. With horses that young, you have to depend on what the parents did. Your buying the pedigree at that point, and hoping the horse lives up to it.

Right now, he looks contracted up front. Perfectly normal, lots of babies are. He looks cow-hocked. Again, normal, most babies are.

What you see at 3 months is generally what you see at 3 years.

Dawn · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:21 am Post subject:

At this young of an age, unless there are some very obvious conformation faults, you should look mostly at pedigree as far as his ability to perform in WP. Has his sire or dam won at breed association shows in WP or have they produced breed association point earners in WP? If neither sire nor dam was a point earner or producer of WP horses, then I would likely pass. Pleasure horses these days for the breed shows are just that, and the judges are looking for a specific look and movement (argh) and without WP breeding you will have a much harder time achieving these things. He is cute though!

nis75p06 · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:32 pm Post subject:

I'd agree with that 100%. And it isn't just WP that requires a very particular type, same for HUS.