3 year old confo critique

awesometiming · Yearling Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 19 Location: BC canada

Please critique my mare. Shes a may 10/2003 16hh qh mare by Awesome Continental out of Continental Design. I have plans for her to be my next barrel horse and so far have done some holdback at team pennings, competed in 2 team pennings at the end of the year (even got fast time of the day), been to two gymkana's and actually won a teeny bit of money in the 4D with just us loping... lol. Anyway, please critique, I am biased, so would like some other honest opinions. thanks
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Falling · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject:

I like the way she looks- for a QH. Not a big fan of the breed (or the disciplines you mentioned) so I'm not sure what you're looking for exactly. For what I do, I wouldn't choose her, but she may be absolutely perfect for barrels and penning and I just don't know what they look for there.

Personal opinion, I like a little more muscle on the neck on a QH- it balances them out for my eye. Then again, I also do a lot of dressage horses, so I'm used to seeing the type of muscling that comes from collected work.

tsondra · 2 Year Old Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 43 Location: Usa

she has a beautiful head, I like the calm look in her eye, looks like she has alot of spirit though Laughing

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tazzy207 · Member Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 106 Location: canada

i think shes absolutely gorgeous, i love her color, and in my opinion, her conformation is next to perfect. her neck is a little thin but that gives her alot of bend, flexibility and precision. I konw exactly wut to look for in a penning/cow horse and shes got it

awesometiming · Yearling Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 19 Location: BC canada

awww! Thanks for all the nice comments. I was concerned she might be a bit tall and long to really make those barrels, but we shall see this year! and yup, she is super super quiet. Took her to two gymkana's in the fall, and she went in EVERY event, never once did she lose her cool, so I know shes got the mind, I just hope her size doesnt become a hindrance. As far as penning, we went to a couple of them after doing hold back all summer, she was good, went where I put her, but doesnt really show any cowsense, but thats okay, I ahve my coming 2 year old filly for that! lol

silverboots · Weanling Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 6

I really like her!!! She definately looks like a barrel horse to me!