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What do you think about my hubby's Paint?

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This is my hubby's baby, Chaco. He is a 3 year old registered paint. His grandsire was Blue Max. Please tell me what you think about him. He still has a little growing and filling out to still do. He is 14.3 HH. We got him in March of 09'. So we haven't had him very long but my hubby finished out his training and breaking. He still had a buck in him for the first gallop of every ride. He finally got over that. He is a big puppy dog. He is almost a pain in the rear. But any comments on him would be appreciated. Thanks
 

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His neck is the perfect length for the breed, but I'm scared it may be attached a tiny bit too low for good balance. But his chest isn't overly large, he has a pleasant expression and nice, alert ears. His croup is not too short, so he should have good power. His legs appear to have quite good , straight conformation.
Overall, he should be a pleasure to ride with and shouldn't have many problems.
 
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Imo he has great confo, the only thing i would say needs to be worked on are his hooves, he seems to have VERY long toes, especially on his rear feet, it seems he has to stand a lil funny to accommodate them... Other than that he looks great, with some work and a lil more weight hell ba a stunner!
 
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Thanks everyone for you responses. He is very beautiful especially when he stands with his head up instead of down. He was bred for western pleasure so he hangs his head down most of the time. We have his feet trimmed every 6 weeks. He does have funny looking feet but our farrier called them "pear" shaped. Instead of being all rounded they are more oval shaped. So I assure you that his feet are in good condition and trimmed properly. But he is very smooth for a Quarter Horse. We have been riding him a lot trying to finish him out but right now he is fat as a cow since he hasn't been rode in about a month. It has been so rainy here the last month that it is almost impossible to ride. But yeah he is my hubby's pride in joy. Sometimes I think he likes Chaco better than he does me. Thanks Ya'll
 
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I think he is very lovely, but he could have more filed off of those toes; regardless of their shape, the farrier COULD improve the way your horse stands on his feet...that's what they went to school for! It may take a few trims, but he could make a huge difference in Chaco's feet, and stance. If he's not willing to try, then it may be time to find a new farrier. I've seen farriers all but make club foot non existant in a horse, so pear footed would be a peice of cake, in my book.
 
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Thanks everyone for your responses so far. We just don't have a good selection of farriers where we live. At least the one that we have been using for the last year will actually show up when he says he will but it may take awhile to get a hold of him though. Most of them never show up after you have them scheduled for weeks. I agree that he doesn't look quite right and that his feet look too long but when we asked the farrier about them then that is what he told us. He feet were really long when we got him so he has gotten a little bit better. But he does trip with his front feet alot and sometimes he will clip his front with his back so we usually wrap them if it is going to be a big ride. Need to find some bell boots though. I added a photo that was taken just a few weeks ago. I also added one of him being ridden to see what ya'll think about the angles that he is lifting his feet if you can tell. The one undersaddle was taken right after we had his feet done. If ya'll need to see more then I can try to get a photo of his feet only but he is about 7 weeks out after his past trim and being shod. Trying to get a hold of farrier to come again. Thanks everyone.
 

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there is a REALLY good possibility that the reason he is tripping is because he has such long toes. i totally understand that it is hard to find a good farrier. there are a ton of bad ones and really only a select few that truely understand a horses conformation and how the hooves should be trimmed in comparison to it. maybe do some research about the angles and hoof shape, and the next time you have that farrier out you can explain to him that while you respect his reasons for trimming the way he is, that you would prefer that he did them the way you would like them done.
 
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I agree, if you see a problem, even if he doesn't, tell him how you want your horses foot done, after all you are his paycheck, he works for you not the other way around. But it is up to you to do this, there's no need to keep quiet about it, this something that is very serious, when he trips he is putting loads of unnecessary stress on his legs that could cause him to go lame, not to mention the chronic pain that comes from having long flared out toes... You need to do some research on proper hoof shape. Hey, you may even want to print off some pics(of a properly balanced set of hooves) and be like hey this is what i want them to look more like...
Or if it all comes down to it, let him go as a farrier and learn to trim them up yourselves, most horses to phenomenally barefoot and it makes it easier to fix problems like low slung heels and long toes.. If not then id go with the first option if he is willing to work with you...Hopefully he is but, in the end, there is no excuse for letting a person other than yourself make decisions about your horses health especially his feet and especially if you disagree...
good luck,
hehe he has great confo though, lovely animal!
(oh and p.s. in the riding pics it is really clear he is having to overcompensate with his stride for those long toes, he is stretched out in the rear and the angles of his pasterns are nearly parallel to the ground, this means he is most likely very uncomfortable walking at all let alone being ridden, not trying to be mean, just observing!)
 
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