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hunter/jumper prospect?? picc heavy

5K views 29 replies 15 participants last post by  kchfuller 
#1 ·
critique his conformation!! pick him apart! what do u think of him as a hunter/jumper? anything else u might think he wud be good at??
you can critique my riding if ud like!? anything that comes to mind!!

hes a 3 year old registered paint! (of course i would jump him when hes a bit older!) 15.3 hands and growing!






















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okay these were random pics
 
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#3 ·
he looks pretty cute. He's all legs! haha. I can't say anything about confo because the pics aren't right for a confo critique. I think he would be very flashy in the arena!
 
#4 ·
Unfortunately you can't tell too much about the conformation of this horse with those pictures; if you can get one side-on with the horse squared up, no tack that would be best! :)
In other news... super cute!! As for hunter/jumper... if you're planning on doing anything rated, he won't fly as a hunter horse. They still have an awful stigma against loudly colored horses unfortunately. Jumpers though? Anything goes as long as it jumps!
 
#5 ·
So hunters are 'Horse-color racist', eh? Lol.
 
#10 ·
Agreed. I think the stigma against color has been out for several years. I see paints ALL over the A circuit now. In fact I showed a paint last year extensively in the A circuit hunter ring and was quite successful. I see paints win undersaddles and even paint ponies win the model (although grey welshes still mostly rule that arena!).

Like others have mentioned, it's impossible by your pictures to judge his conformation. I would like to add too that there is a vast difference between hunters and jumpers. A hunter's conformation can be quite different from a jumper's. If you really want an assessment I'd post a video of his movement.
Very cute horse!
 
#13 ·
Okay sorry this has turned into a converstation about paints in the hunter ring. I have to say I am shocked to find there is still stimga. I was at an A show a few weekends ago and there were virtually NO paints. We were chatting with a nice lady there who said she had found a great pony for her daughter but her trainer would not even consider the it because it was "colored." I was surprised.

I showed back it the early 80s on a local circuit and cleaned up with my paint colored pony. I can't believe there is still stigma attached to "coloered" horses.

That is a shame.
 
#15 ·
I agree apparently its better but I can't believe is even a question nearly 30 years since I was the only one on my circuit showing a paint pony. I did take her to at least one A show a year (Maryland) and we did win there and that was probably 1979,80,81,82 or so. Stupid people.

anyway to OP, I love your horse and you look cute in the last pic.... get some conf shots and vids. and don't let the anti colors judges get you down
 
#18 ·
He seems very cute. Sadly, hunters does have a bias towards solid color horses. It's just how it is. But I seem them all the time at shows here and they are starting to become more accepted. You just have to be prepared for some of your judges to count against you because they don't like paints. There will always be those judges that don't actually judge you on hat they should be. I had to learn that the hard way. It's a hard pill to swallow. But if he seems like a fun, safe mount he could probably be a good guy for you.
 
#20 ·
he is very cute from what i can tell in the pics ... what level are you planning to work up to with him?

like others have mentioned, here in CA the A shows are very competitive and most colored horses aren't looked at too highly in the hunter ring- but jumpers will take anyone :)
 
#28 ·
yea. thats exactly what i thought. but i was suprised because he is soooo lazy when im riding. its crazy.

but the other wierd thing is he wont jump an actually jump. like i tried it in hand once. like a half foot X and he crashed through it. but if theres a puddle or a rut in the ground then hell launch himself over it. he is a verrryyy strange horse!
 
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