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Shire Appaloosa X

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Ok so I'm nervous on what kind of critiques i will get on her. She is a coming 3 year old and am posting pics from the last few months she has been growing like a weed so please keep that in mind.

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Interesting... I'd love to see how she matures out. I have a full-blooded 3 YO Shire in my pasture and it's been interesting to note his growth and compare it to my Gotland. They're 1 week apart.

I see some resemblances. That Shire blood definitely puts a subtle structural stamp on them.
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My first thought is are you SURE there is shire in there?

She has a good hind leg, well placed hocks and knees with slightly light bone. She is tied in at the knee. Her shoulder is correct and her neck placement is correct. She is currently level. Her prominent withers will make saddle fit a challenge. She has a solid hind quarter that ties into a well placed gaskin. She is currently a little long through the coupling and she stands over a lot of ground.

I see Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse and very little draft in this horse. The only concerning thing about her conformation is the high withers and the tie at the knee.

It also looks like whoever is trimming her feet should be replaced. She has incorrectly trimmed feet behind.. with a low slung heel that makes her hinds nearly slipper footed putting a lot of stress on her hocks which are a bit light. Her fronts seem similar (most recent photo).
 
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Appaloosa's are often crossed with TB and QH, too much appy x appy = too pink skin, so im not surprised you guys see the QH in her horse.

She's a pretty horse, still young, my mare looked like a baby at 3, I see a long back in pic 3 & 4, but the other pics look fine, do you have better confo shots of her? Good luck, she's cute =)
 
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I like the way he looked in December - more balanced. Since then he appears to have gotten longer without getting taller. Right now she looks long backed. She also appears tied in at the knee. And without a photo of her standing square I can't say what it is, but something looks really odd about her rear pasterns.

All and all she looks like she would be a solid using sort.
 
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A nice type of horse, perhaps a little weak in the hind end, and also her hocks look slightly weak. However she has a lovely sloping shoulder, and a neck that looks like it will be nicely rounded and a lovely shape once she starts being ridden and muscles up. She is nicely uphill, and although her wither is quite prominent I am again guessing once she comes into work and her back muscles up it will be more in proportion. She also looks to have a lovely head on her, will be interesting to see how she matures!
 
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She is tiny for a draft cross, isn't she? My gelding (Percheron/paint cross) was 15hh as a 2yo and is now about 16.2hh as a 4yo.

I agree with what the others have said. She is a bit light on bone and light behind. Really, though, she looks like a good little using horse. My only :shock: is her shark-fin withers. Hopefully you won't have to get a custom saddle to accommodate those (my friend's Arab gelding has shark-fin withers like those and she ended up having to go with a custom saddle to fit him).
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she still has some growing to do. Her shape will change by the time she is 6. Out of curiosity only, what was her dam ? was the sire the draft cross ? or the dam ? I have been told by Draft breeders, that if the Dam is the larger horse, the foal will be larger. Do not know how true this is, but i have 2 draft type crosses out of draft mares, one large more warmblood looking mare out of a quarter mare. you can see their pics on my user name . mimi is the shire xappy out of a quarter mare. moose and suzi are perch x appy and begian x appy. ( lol not sposed to be appy but the joke was on me .. )
 
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Her dam looks very draft and a lot of appaloosa's do!

This foal got the best genetics from both parents less the size. Quite honestly, I think that is awesome!!! She is pretty nice!
 
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