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This places at Congress?

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This horse is for sale locally and I had a friend ask me what I thought. He is for sale for $5500...the ad does not mention whether he is trained to ride. The ad says that this horse has qualified for Congress twice and placed in the top 10 both times. Am I missing something? He just looks...Odd to me. I am not good at judging conformation but this horse just doesnt look well put together. Down hill...short upright pasterns...that shoulder is almost a straight line up and down. Is this really what they are looking for?
 

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Dont get me wrong...I love me some Quarter Horses. The close to a block they resemble, the better as far as I am concerned. I just think that halter horses are supposed to be breed standards..and he doesnt even look functional. Sorry to criticize...im just puzzled!
 
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I seriously doubt that he is broke to ride. His conformation wouldn't permit him to be used for moderate riding and stay sound. Plus, I bet he would be about like riding a jackhammer during an earthquake. Unfortunately, that is the type that they look for in halter classes. If I was looking for a horse to ride, I would keep looking because that one would be more trouble than he was worth.
 
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Now I am regretting not showing Nico in halter! He atleast had functional conformation. He was Impressive bred too but without all the hypp and tiny feet! Maybe Ill get a few confo shots of him and some of you confo people can help me disect it. I can do that now since he technically isn't mine anymore! LOL
 
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And if he does ride, he won't be riding long!Look at those pasterns! The tiny feet! The absurd overmuscling is the least disturbing thing. That this should be in vogue...your friend should keep looking. This horse is useless and is in for a world of trouble as he ages.
 
#15 ·
I agree. The only one that benefits from this type of breeding is the owner. That horse will be lame by the time he is 15. I love some big stocky QH's but I like them to have legs to support it.

btw my friend thinks he is 'dreamy' and cant understand why I am not 'in to' him. Gross!
 
#16 ·
Its just sad. Its almost seems like its a game to them to see how much weight they can pack on those tiny feet before the horse just collapses are they can't walk anymore. Their was a lady they used to board with us and she had this mare who was supposedly a top halter show horse as a three year old and from all that weight stacked onto her feet she developed rather sever laminitis. It saddens me too how when people see a very muscled horse thats lame they automatically think its HYPP because so many people still breed them and just don't understand that they shouldn't breed these horses, yes your going to get a beefcake of a horse but really? Is it worth the risk? Is it really even that ATTRACTIVE to you? My mom's mare is lame from an horrible incident that happened to her as a yearling and one of her supplements we give to her that helps her walk has beet root in it that really makes her show muscle. I swear every time we take her somewhere someone asks if she's impressive bred.
 
#19 ·
What's HYPP?

And even my mom says that horse is disproportionate and she doesn't even know a lot about horses. My opinion was stated many times in the above posts.
 
#27 ·
I'm not a fan of heavily bred "halter" horses, like this...I want a horse that is functional, just as much as he is pretty...this horse is not that functional at the present, because he is so heavily muscled (muscle doesn't equal strength). I'm the same way when it comes do any animal...Just because it is winning, doesn't mean it's 'well bred' or highly functional. I want both, not one or the other.
 
#28 ·
I agree. Without function, whats the point? My friend is actually going to look at that horse tonight. I told her for the 5500 they are asking for him, I could find her 4 nicely bred QH's who are ride ready and trained. She just thinks hes got a great build. Ooooh-Kayyyyy
 
#29 ·
Nico looks to be a good example of what I picture when I think of good QH bodies. His angles are good, he is well muscled and from the pictures, he appears to have good bone in his leg and big feet. All good things. :D

Is she looking for a halter horse or is she wanting something that she can ride? If she is wanting to ride, you might point out the shoulder, pasterns, and feet on him and mention that he would likely not stay sound for riding because of them.
 
#30 ·
smrobs. I have. Ive told her tons of times that the horse just cannot possibly stay sound. Hes a draft horse built on arab legs.

Funny thing about Nico...He is a grandson of Impressive. Somewhere in his lines...things must have gotten tangled! His feet are huge compared to another boarders horse who is Impressive bred also. Izzy's feet look like they could fit in a coffee cup!
 
#31 ·
I think she's just got to 'make the mistake' herself, if she's unwilling to waver from her standpoint. And who know's maybe she'll get lucky and the horse will stay sound for some time; IF she's able to get rid of some of the weight and muscle he may hold up alot better, but as he is currently, he will be VERY uncomfortable as a riding horse, which could make him a very hard to handle horse due to his discomfort.
 
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