2 yr old APHA colt ~ New updated show pictures ~

2TPaints · Yearling Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 21

This picture was taken this spring

So what do you think????

New Updated pictures (pictures taken last week.)

one okie gal · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:42 am Post subject:

Camera is pointed down at horse in first photo, so it is difficult to judge. Could be just the photo, but something looks just not quite correct about the front legs and feet.

How old is he and what is his breeding? Has he "finished" with his growing?

Has a nice paint job and a pretty head and face.

2TPaints · Yearling Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 21

JR · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

I like his pedigree, nice rounded group of performers there. He's cute, but may be going through one of those odd growth stages. His coloring makes it hard to see him well too. As it is, he looks to have a short thick neck. It's probably from the way the white runs up. I do see what one okie girl is saying about his front legs. To me, they look pigeon toed in the top picture and in the middle picture, his front legs look to be set way too far under him, can't recall the term for it.. camp legged ? Again, it may be because of the way the brown comes down his chest. He looks goose rumped too, again the coat pattern may be causing that... *grumbles* I hate looking at Paint conformation shots LOL

Will be interested to see how he grows coming into winter. Please post more pics of him as he fills out Smile

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

It is pretty hard to judge paint conformation unless you have a really traiend eye to ignore how the colours fool you.
I'm really not fond of his rump how it slopes down profusely. He wont grow out of that but as he grows it might look better in proportion to his body. He looks very "compressed" together. Hes got a short short back and it almost looks like hes body is on a slope, making it look uneven from front to back. I'm going to agree with the other about his front legs, they do look awkward, I think because they look so far under his shoulders.
I do love his colours though, very pretty. And hes got a lovely head.
I;m sure he'll grow into some of his more obvious features. But other than those hes very cute Smile

one okie gal · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

Just two. ok, then plenty of growing yet to do. A few months he may looks worlds different. But a lot of his may be optical illusion from his paint markings, as I notice in the first picture his hooves even appear to have horizontal stripes, which will definitely confuse the eye.

It's really hard to see the angle of the shoulder, but in the 3rd pic it looks like he could get up and go.