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Kat,

I agree with the preponderance of decent TB backs from a weight-bearing 
standpoint, but there are plenty of TBs with knifeblade withers whose 
owners are indeed on the Great Saddle Hunt.

Tree narrow enough to clear the withers pinch the shoulders, wide 
enough for the shoulders sits down on the withers--you know the drill.

Lynne


On Jun 14, 2004, at 11:19 AM, k s swigart wrote:

> Kristiine Smuts said:
>
> > Since learning more about good loins, I now too look at "long backs"
> > differently, but I would still steer clear of TB type backs.
>
> This is just too funny to me.  If you ask me, the one trait that you 
> are
> likely to find consitent among TBs are good backs....because a poor 
> back
> is the one thing that the race track won't forgive.  You frequently 
> hear
> of champion TBs with crooked legs (e.g. Seattle Slew), club feet (e.g.
> Secretariat), bench knees (e.g. Seabiscuit), and the conformation of
> thorougbreds can vary all over the map and you will see lots of
> different faults from the knees down, but they all have a good place to
> put the saddle (and all those "off the rack" saddles are made for the
> thoroughbred back....so, no "great saddle hunt" with a thoroughbred) 
> and
> almost invariably that have a great connection between the front end 
> and
> the back end.
>
> The ones that don't (I am not going to say that there are none, but 
> they
> are the exception) are total washouts on the track, and consequently 
> you
> are unlikely to see them bred on :).
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.

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