Final decision please assist

horselovinguy said:

She is very butt high...
You are going to forever be fighting a heavy forehand and downhill push as you ride.
She is going to have a incredible stride if you can control that impulsion and over reach from her conformation behind.
She looks decently set wide stance front and hind.
She also has a set back SI joint which is going to affect her "motor", her hind end strength some.
She's pretty and in nice flesh.
She appears decently put together she should be able to do near any job handily.

What is with the rubbed raw of her chest?
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loosie said:

In the first side-on pic she looks really bum-high & quite light in the forehand compared to her hind end. But she's standing at an angle, and the second side-on pic she looks pretty well balanced & only a tad bum-high. Illustrates the way pics can 'lie'. But if you've seen her in person, you should have a good idea of just how imbalanced or not she is. & if she is, if you're wanting to do dressage or such, that might pose an issue, and saddle fit/rider balance will be a bit trickier, but if you're wanting her for trail riding or some such, no biggie IMO... except when riding down steep hills - you might have to have... quite a curve to your spine to stay upright!

Agree her front feet are pretty atrocious, badly trimmed & shod(assuming she isn't just long overdue, when it would be unfair to blame the farriery). But as Tiny said, they will be greatly improved with good farriery. If she is older, I'd probably get those fores xrayed too, just to see how far, if any, any remodelling has got. But remember, probs start with soft tissue damage, that progresses to bony changes, if not resolved. So just because there may not yet be bony changes doesn't mean there's no problem. I wouldn't personally be put off by the state of her feet, esp if you do have a good farrier/trimmer.

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4horses said:

I don't think I would like a horse that downhill. The saddle might slide forward... But I haven't ridden her. It depends how you like her. How old is she? If she's a 2 year old, she might even out with time.

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horselovinguy said:

Her appearance of mane, clipped face to me says English riding horse.
If it were my choice to make, I would pass on her because she is to butt high at her age.
She is not going to be a comfortable ride always being pitched forward, no matter what you do with her.
Her pictures presented she is standing on a matted wash rack surface..pretty darn flat terrain under that mat area.
No matter the angle or side taken from, she is very butt high and sadly this is a detriment when it is this much.
Sorry, to me cute as she is...I would pass.
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