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RE: [RC] Horse conformation - heidi
Balance, balance, balance! A horse is better off with "ok" parts
all over that fit together properly than with a few stellar features that don't fit together.
If I don't like the body, I don't even get as far as looking at the legs
anymore--contrary to what I learned as an old 4-H kid. The shoulder assembly, the back/barrel, and the hip assembly should each be roughly 1/3 of the horse's overall body length. The neck should fit proportionately on that package. The depth of body should be the same as the distance from the sternum to the ground. The forearm-to-cannon ratio should be as close to 2:1 as possible, and I don't want to see it any less than 1.7:1. The hind cannons should also be proportionately short, ie, "well-let-down hocks." Hip should be deep as well as long.
If a horse comes close to that sort of balance, then I'll look
further.
Heidi
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