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I have one horse (Rocket) who looks solid and substantial when viewed from a distance, but not particularly tall. You don't think of him as "tall" from the distance, but he stands between 15.3 & 16H measured level, on concrete, with a stick. (NOT an Arab stick, either.) He's just BIG.
I also have a new 4yo gelding (Razz) who from a distance also looks substantial and has pleasing conformation. As he matures, I'm sure that he'll develop a bit more muscle, but he's no light weight now. He looks as though he should be as tall as Rocket, but he honestly measures 14.3H.
I believe that these two horses look as though they should be the same height because all the parts match like they should! Rocket has a back that is long enough to accommodate a saddle that measures 26" on the bars. That's LONG, and he still has some room left. I don't feel that his back is long, though. It is proportional to him! Razz was swallowed alive by that same saddle, but his back doesn't seem any shorter in the overall picture. :-)
I want my horse to be substantial rather than leggy. I want clean legs that have a chance to stay that way. I want a good foot... not necessarily a large foot but one that is proportional to the animal and has good hoof wall. I don't want my 14.3H Arab to have a size 3 shoe. It would be ridiculous.
If my first thought is "Boy, that horse is tall (or short)!" then I agree with Heidi. He isn't proportional somewhere in his build. I had better really figure out where he's tall & whether it will hold up to work.
Linda Flemmer
Blue Wolf Ranch
Bruceton Mills, WV
-----Original Message-----
From: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com [mailto:CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]
Subject: RC: Re: Height in FEI Horses
In a message dated 11/11/99 9:08:12 PM Pacific Standard Time,
michrowe@frontier.net writes:
<< So given one or the other, is it your feeling that it's better for a
smaller
horse to be out of balance? >>
No. IMO, balance is the most essential part of the whole package. I won't
even bother looking at the legs unless the horse is balanced.
Heidi
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