City, enjoy. vick hides..lol

[vicklynn]

Well, hes finally got to a stage where I feel comfortable with him being in a confo area.
I know he has flaws, but I still love him. Have at it.
City, 5yr old APHA Paint gelding.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/vicklynn/100_2360.jpg
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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/vicklynn/100_2356.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/vicklynn/100_2361.jpg

Myst is coming in another post.

[Diane of Buck's Hollow]

I know nothing!!!;) But City is sure beautiful. I just love black and white paints.

[Country Girl 43]

Well he doesn't look happy tied to that tree...LOL. ;)

[vicklynn]

LOL CG, you should see him when were doing ground work, he's all ears back in concentration. Hes not upset, just didnt want to stand facing the north, poor baby. Things were interesting south of us. LOL
If I had tied him longer, his head would of been up in the tree limbs eating leaves. He is sooooo under fed.

Anyone wanna give some feedback???? Its ok, I dont bite,.....much;)...lol

[Dixie]

I'll give it a shot, I'm not a confo expert nor do I play one on TV. Keep in mind I could way off base. LOL


His head is of good shape and size. Though he appears to have a slight roman nose. His neck seems a bit long and is thin. More work will bulk the top up though and help fill it out some. It being thin could also be why it looks long to me. It ties in a bit high to his chest, but not overly high and I personally would rather have one that ties in a bit high over one that ties in a bit low.

His shoulder is slightly upright, not to bad mind you. He should still have great range of motion and stride length because he's not completely upright. He does have a high wither though. Now, because he isn't standing perfectly square this could be off, but he seems to stand camped under up front, which can make them heavy on the forehand and usually follows an upright shoulder. Good length pasterns with a nice angle too.

He does have a deep chest, which you want. Gives more room for the lungs to expand when doing heavy work. His back appears to be slightly long, as does his loin, but not overly so. You can see it better depending on how he is standing. He has a nice barrel roundness.

His croup seems to have good length and the only faults I can find are he seems to be a bit goose rumped with a slightly low set tail. His croup is lower then his withers, which is a good thing. He will be able to get his rear up under himself pretty easy to use it for propulsion. He is also a bit camped under but not to bad. His hock looks to have good angulation to me if set slightly high. He does seem to toe out on the rear as well. I like the width of his base in the rear as well.


I'm sure I'm way off on stuff, but I tried the best I could without leaving anything out. Overall, his faults are not that bad, where he does have them, they are slight other then his long thin neck. :)

[vicklynn]

Ya, I hear ya about his neck. Thanks for the class on Goose butt...lol
He does have long strides and is heavy on the front.
The wither, wow, yup, like you cant miss it. I sit just a hair back when riding bare back.

Thanks!! And thanks for being honest.

Next person. Come on, with as many people here that have opinions, someone has one.

[laredo454]

The most I can say is that it appears ((probably wrong)) that he's built uphill?
I don't know much, as you can tell.
City is gorgeous & has beautiful coloring, and I'm sure of that ;)

[vicklynn]

Laredo, Im guessing your right. Dixie said the same thing, just in different terms...lol
Glad for the input.

[oursarge]

I'm not help at all since I know nothing about conformation but I do love his coloring. He's the perfect colors for me!