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Conformation critique!

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#1 ·
I thought I'd throw this out there for everyone. Thought it'd be a bit neat to show how he was as a foal and how he is now as a 3 year old. (I also have the judges comments of him for his inspection, so it should be interesting if those comments still hold :D )

So this was Costa at 3 months at his Oldenburg Verband inspection



And this is him now, 3 years later! (he's still growing a bit, and shot up another inch, so he isn't quite fully level yet)

 
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#2 ·
Oh wow, I can't even critique. From what I can see, he has near impeccable conformation! He's BEAUTIFUL. With a bit more muscle work and topline he's going to be a stunner! Congrats!! :D
 
#4 ·
I like him a lot!
Its so cute when he was 3 months old, his legs weren't black, but as a 3 year old they are.

He has one awesome ground covering trot!
I honestly didn't know if he was going to be bay or chestnut! He stayed that way up until about 10-12 months and then started going darker.

Thank you! Hopefully he keeps it undersaddle :-p He gets started in March
 
#8 ·
my god hes beautifull!!
His front pasterns are a wee tad long and hes still a tad bum high but he will probably even up a bit more. It looks like his neck may be tied in a bit low but it may just be his mane lol!

hes deffinatly got very nice confo! hes going to be a stunner undersaddle!
 
#9 ·
my god hes beautifull!!
His front pasterns are a wee tad long and hes still a tad bum high but he will probably even up a bit more. It looks like his neck may be tied in a bit low but it may just be his mane lol!

hes deffinatly got very nice confo! hes going to be a stunner undersaddle!
thanks :) I think he's lovely too, and I'm hoping he lives up to his promise :)

its interesting that you say you think his neck ties in a bit low. when I look at him, I think that his neck is actually set a little higher than ideal
 
#12 ·
He's a pure holsteiner, registered Oldenburg (never sure if I should call him holsteiner or oldenburg though :P)
He's by Cambridge out of a Caracas mare. He's also double bred to Cor de la Bryere :)

And we'll have to see! I'd like to take him to a show or two, even to just have have look around. he's being started in march, so I guess it will have to depend how he goes!
 
#13 ·
I think he's adorable! I like him. Its going to be so exciting to see how he turns out undersaddle, nothing more exciting than having your own kid out there in the world. Great pics by the way. i LOVE to see the before and afters because its so neat to see how they turned out.
Great pics!
 
#15 ·
He's quite nice - certainly shows the Cor de la Bryere!!
Love to see him in another 6 months, he'll have filled out more.
Conformation-wise, he has a fairly straight shoulder, and long pasterns, short back (I like!) and nice bum. Clean legs, which is nice, I've seen a lot of CdlB babies be back at the knee.
 
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I will definitely be posting pics of him as he starts his training :)
I've heard that about the Cord babies too, although all the ones that I have seen have been fairly straight, but that could have been because of the mare...



I got a message asking if I had a pic of him as a REAL baby.
I do. 3 hours old. he looked like a donkey :-p
 
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