Re: Height in FEI Horses

["Michelle Rowe" <michrowe@frontier.net>]

Ok, so if one is looking at a tall horse, does the expected conformation
shift any?  What are the critical features?  Are we still talking the usual
perfect straight legs, short back, everything else pretty much balanced OR
are there some things that become very important for a taller horse to do
well??

Sorry for getting behind on this, but I just looked at some very tall horses
tonight (16 H Arabs)!  I wanna know what I am supposed to be looking at in
these larger horses to assess them.

TIA -

m
(aka michelle rowe)
colorado
http://www.redwrench.com
----- Original Message -----
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To: <ronbarbara@thegrid.net>; <cyclone@snet.net>
Cc: <Lyoness@castlenet.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 10:29 AM
Subject: RC: Height in FEI Horses


> In a message dated 11/11/99 8:04:25 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> ronbarbara@thegrid.net writes:
>
> << Perhaps what these larger purebreds have in common as individuals is
>  extremely good conformation which is the key to their success in this
>  sport.  Barbara Sanches >>
>
> Barbara, I have to agree that WELL-CONFORMED tall horses do well.  But the
> problem as I see it is that there are far fewer well-conformed tall Arabs
> than there are well-conformed medium-sized Arabs.  Breeding for "tall" has
> become a real craze in the Arab industry in recent years, and as Dr.
Newell
> pointed out, they frequently get the height from incorrect conformation.
I
> don't see the good tall ones having a particular advantage--the good
medium
> ones win, too.  Which just further underscores that people need to look
for
> GOOD horses and ignore height--GOOD horses of many heights run up front.
>
> Heidi
>
>
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