I say draft cross of some sort. He's got the big joints, moderate feathering big head with what looks like a shorter thicker neck. Looks similar to my friends two Perch paint crosses.
if anything he looks like one of the warm springs correctional facility blm project horses. i'd say i think that even more based on the riders clothing (prison issued) and the background. plus the horse looks like SOOOOO many of the mustangs we have here.
Well, I was hoping for fewer people to recognize him for what he is. Shame on me for posting this, knowing how many knowledgeable folks we have here LOL.
Yep, mustang, I can't remember where from but I thought he was stunning, especially for a mustang.
I've seen some fantastic looking horses off the range, some you'd swear are papered QHs and others could be Warmbloods. He is cute, too bad there aren't BLM shows where everyone can take their mustangs and compete in "type" classes like stock type, pleasure type, hunter type, pony type, etc.
Wow, I'm surprised at how well he's built for a mustang. I personally was going to say he looks like a QH bred with older working lines- he's definitely too solid in the legs to be modernly bred. He's beautiful! Was he bred by people or did he come straight from a herd?
you should go out and actually take a look at the BLM mustangs. if they weren't well bred conformationally and mentally, they never would have survived on the range. excellent animals!
no worries - i know most people haven't had the pleasure of dealing with the BLM mustangs.
and i'd guess that some herds (horse size - not actual herd #s) are smaller because they survive longer/better with a smaller build to sustain when they don't have as much forage to live off of. (if that made sense haha)
The original Spanish horses were small never above 15H, but the BLM horses are not usually small some reach up to 16H they cab usually grow taller in captivity with proper nutrition Posted via Mobile Device
The original Spanish horses were small never above 15H, but the BLM horses are not usually small some reach up to 16H they cab usually grow taller in captivity with proper nutrition Posted via Mobile Device
the mare that's in the pen next to the two mustangs down at the BLM for training is HUGE. like - 16.3 and built like a tank. it amazes me every time i see her that she's that big and came off the range. smart smart girl to boot.
the flip side are the more petite 14hh horses that have obvious spanish blood in them. the nice part about the BLM office is that they can look up the horse's tag # and tell you what herd it came from and give you some idea of what the horses in that herd tend to mature into. always fun!
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