Thoroughbred conformation

Are you able to see these now?

horselovinguy said:

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Not sure why I’m having issues

I think she's cute and I've known several off-track TBs that have similar conformation over the back, loin, hip, and hind-end area. It may not be ideal, but if she's sound and willing over fences, then that's a good sign that her conformation is suited to what you're asking of her.

I would just say be aware that if she does start acting uncomfortable or misbehaving out of the blue, that it could be pain/discomfort somewhere in her back or SI area. And of course, with jumping, you need to be on the lookout for any discomfort in hocks and/or stifles. I will say that her hind feet look pretty good from what I can see (in terms of angles) and that's helpful to all of the structures above the hoof (hocks, stifles, SI, back). So, that's a plus for sure.

I think she's lovely overall, and if she's being a good girl and enjoying her new job with you, then that matters more than anything. She is at the age where things like arthritis and such may start showing up, so be attuned to her comfort level and don't hesitate to get a vet out to investigate if she seems "off" in any way. But otherwise, enjoy your pretty girl!

I like this mare a lot. Yes, she has a back that is slightly 'roached', and a photo of what she looked like younger would be nice to see. But, her back is not really long . It is a visual trick If you compare the distance from where her pelvis ties into her spine, all the way up to where her wither acutally becomes 'back', it is shorter than the distance of her underside over the same measureing points . Her tall wither, and he pelvis that is somewhat rocked upward( in connection with the roached back) give the illusion of a long back.

However, her back legs in some of the photos do show a sort of 'splayed out' position that might be a result of the pelvis being rocked upward, or any other spinal issue. OR, it's her natural way of standing. Some of those photos, even thought they show the roached back, do not show a pain-like stance in the back legs AND, the jumping photo and the fact that she has a relaxed eye in many photos , indicate to me that she may not be in much pain at all. As others have said, keep an eye on that.

The cribbing collar looks inordinately tight to my eye.

Overall, I see a really nice mare with clean legs, nice angles, (watch those front feet don't get run under)

she is showing a tendency toward putting on hard fat on her hips, so watch that too. I think she is very pretty and a really choice mare. And, your jumping with her looks so fun! ( don't overly hollow YOUR back).