Hello all, this is the first time I've posted my young boy on here. Tell me what you think! He turned 3 on June 14, and was gelded 4 months ago. I also bought him at the same time from a very backyard type situation and am curious how his condition has improved and what his conformation would be good for (if anything!). He is currently 14.1 hands, and mama was a QH but sire is unknown. He will be used mostly as a trail mount, but I would really love to complete some low level events and limited distance endurance rides eventually. He is just being started into light work so he has no muscling or top line what so ever.
Shortly after I bought him:
Approximately a month later:
I haven't squared him up since, but this is the best most recent I could find. A month ago:
I like this boy. Back is a bit long and his hind legs are a bit camped under.. but that may improve with age (tops may come but bottoms never). He looks to have some thoroughbred in him.
Certainly looks like he will be a serviceable horse and he has open enough shoulder angles he might be pretty good overfences.
I've had quite a bit of people say they think he may have TB in him. I definitely think he has something hotter in him than pure QH, I've owned a TB and ridden others and he has a similar feel. He responds much better to the lightest feel, and only resists with a stronger one, he is slightly sensitive riding but he also has a calm demeanor. Is he too young to free jump? I've done ground poles on the lunge but not an actual jump, so I have no idea if he has any natural ability. At any rate, thanks for the input!
My first thought when I saw him was Arab mix for dad. But thoroughbred is possibility, since even Thouroughbreds have a lot of Arab in them.
I like him a lot. I don't htink his back is long. Funny, because I saw it as short. Wierd, huh?
His hind leg is a bit odd, the gaskin is long and the angle puts the leg kind of out behind the end of his buttock when the canon is vertical.
I , too , think he might be good for jumping.
I think for a back yard "mistake", he is a total winner!
He's quite the "backyard boy! He looks like he has a fair amount of thoroughbred in him, so he's probably an appendix. I like him... he's pleasing to the eye, and I think he should make a fair little jumper. He's got beautiful long legs, too, but he's young so we'll have to see how he turns out!! Lucky you, and lucky him
Thanks everyone for the kind comments =) I agree that his hind legs are a bit funky. They have a large range of movement, if you will... when he stretches out at the walk, he really steps under himself. He actually was just visited by the vet, and he is officially 14.2 now! Not a bad growth in the short amount of time I've had him. He is definitely changing in color, by the day it seems sometimes. His body has faded to brown, but the legs remain black. As a foal he was born bay with no markings.
I usually don't comment in conformation threads unless it is a pre-purchase evaluation, but I can't help saying I really like this guy, and don't see much I would change at all. I don't see the long back - seems pretty normal to me. He does tend to camp under a wee bit, but is either not sickle hocked at all or just very minimally...
I really like him. I don't agree with him being long backed either, it's rather proportionate in relation to his bottom line. The only thing I could really pick on him for is his topline, but he's young and that will improve with conditioning.
His head is very pleasing to the eye. Love it in the first shot especially. His ears are a perfect size for his head and his eyes are very kind.
I have a 14 wk old bay going gray colt, interesting to see another that started bay & the color at his age. Good looking boy, I'd welcome him in my pasture
I really like him. I don't agree with him being long backed either, it's rather proportionate in relation to his bottom line. The only thing I could really pick on him for is his topline, but he's young and that will improve with conditioning.
His head is very pleasing to the eye. Love it in the first shot especially. His ears are a perfect size for his head and his eyes are very kind.
I have a 14 wk old bay going gray colt, interesting to see another that started bay & the color at his age. Good looking boy, I'd welcome him in my pasture
I agree - he really has a nice head. If he is Appendix, he sure ended up with the QH head. He looks to have QH bone, too. Actually, I'm not too sold on him being an Appendix, but then I'm no Appendix expert...
I have had some say his back is long, but I have issues finding saddles (western) that aren't too long for him as they interfere. I've also had opinions that he may not be mixed at all. I kind of go back and forth on my beliefs. I don't have experience with a lot of different horses, but in my own experience he just acts more "regal" than many stock horses I've dealt with. Not sure how else to describe it, but the way he walks and interacts with everything its as if he has a distinct sense of pride about himself. That may also be attributed to him believing he is still "Mr. Studly" but if anything, he could care less that all the mares are in a tizz over him. Sure, he will arch his neck, prance and show off... but right after will ignore them. Despite the squirts, squeals, and rather obnoxiously spirited displays by the ladies!
It may or may not help, but here is a picture of mama:
Booger as a bay:
First time I looked at him:
Current color:
I guess only one thing is for certain about his sire... he was definitely grey!
I LOVE your boy! He's built so nice! And I'm very partial to the color, as I have a bay-going-gray gelding too.
Mine is 13 months old at the moment.
It is very cool to see how Zane (my gelding) might look in a couple years (color wise anyway!).
Zane is by a QH stallion out of a Missouri Fox Trotter mare. Zane definitely got his head from his mother as it looks so much more refined than his dads.
Anyway, here is my baby. I hope he grows up to look half as nice as yours. :mrgreen:
Not sure how mama was bred, but they used her as a roping horse. I wish I knew more about his breeding, but am glad that I know what I do at least.
Zane is absolutely precious! Already a fine looking horse, despite being in a stage most are "awkward" in Midas is my first grey, and I'm realizing quickly how much they change in color. I'm interested to see when he'll actually "grey" instead of "brown" lol and whether it'll be fleabitten, or dapples? He has dappling now, but I'm not sure if that has to do with his coloring or health. I'm hoping both, I love dapples!
Zane will be my first gray that I have seen change color. I have owned two other grays (including his momma) but they were already mostly fleabit/white when I've gotten them. So I will be excited to see his color change too!
I LOVE dapples as well! I think your guy will go through a nice dappled stage since he is dappling already. I hope Zane gets dapples! It's just a color I know, but I would love to own a dapple gray for however long the color would last.
Since they both have a bay base-coat, I am not sure if the will always be dappled bay until they finally turn white? That would be called rose gray? To be a true GRAY gray, maybe the horse would have to start out as black? I'm not sure how that will work exactly. Maybe the will just keep the black hairs and the red will gradually fade out.
Does anybody know how that works?
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