Temptation this time of year....

Graceless · #1 11/09/12, 07:59 AM

Quarterhorse for sale

I get so weak too!!! What do yall think of this one? I need a refresher in conformation.. Can we do a thread???
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malinda · #2 11/09/12, 10:42 AM

I like him a little better than the Appaloosa. A little.

His front legs could be a little more straight, but the deviation seems to be above the knee, and there isn't a second deviation at the fetlock.

But again with the steep croup! These horses are nightmares for us Farriers because they. Just. Can't. Bend. His loin is shorter and stronger than the App's though.

His neck is much nicer than the App gelding too. It's a little thick at the base, and shorter, but overall better muscled than the App who hasn't even had any riding time yet.

His hind legs toe out correctly. Don't ever let anyone tell you a horse's hind feet should point straight ahead. That falsehood has been perpetuated by halter horse breeders (i.e. non-riding horses) for decades.

Overall, he looks kind and well suited as a pleasure/trail horse. If both geldings happen to have good temperaments, all the better.

2horses · #3 11/09/12, 11:40 AM

I like him, seems like a fair price if he's a solid laid back all around good boy. Just make sure he's not going so cheap because, well, "he bucks occasionally and the kids are tired of the rodeo....." You know what I mean?

oregon woodsmok · #4 11/09/12, 12:12 PM

He's not going to win any beauty prizes, but I don't see anything that would stop him from being a riding horse. So, it would all depend upon his temperament and training and how reliable and safe he is.

I'd want to have those legs and feet X-rayed.

The steep croup isn't a sin in a Quarter Horse. It's good for the sliding stops and spins. But his is a bit more steep and shorter than what I would want. His looks are pretty good for the price, if he is sound and kind. You aren't going to find the kind of horse that I like the looks of in that price range, and he is not bad. You won't get laughed off the trails because of what he looks like.

Graceless · #5 11/09/12, 12:28 PM

I see what you mean about the Croup... I need to watch that. I also felt the shoulder was a little straight for my taste but was thinking mainly of a starter horse... Something My Daughter and I could get started for 4H or something... I see one I really like But unless they have a layaway plan Im outta luck for anything much more that him... However I did see this little guy.....DUN QH COLT / GELDING

2horses · #6 11/09/12, 01:48 PM

Lovely color on the dun colt, but that's about all he has going for him. I don't care for his conformation at all, extremely chicken-butted.

malinda · #7 11/09/12, 02:11 PM

The photos of the dun gelding are useless.

Judging conformation on a baby is difficult (aside from very obvious faults). If I were serious about buying a foal, yearling, or 2year old, I would want to see photos of the parents and preferably the grandparents too.

sidepasser · #8 11/09/12, 07:01 PM

Anybody reckon how old that dun colt is? She says he is going to make 15 plus hands, what do you think? Just something seems a little "off" about that - might be I am not used to seeing a bareback pad on a baby..I don't know..just doesn't look that big in the pics.

Can't tell diddly about the conformation from the pics there. I would have to see the parents and possibly some sisters/brothers to make any sort of educated guess. I have found it pretty consistent that what you have at 3 days and against at 3 months will be pretty much what you will have at 3 years. (in body type). You can always do a string test to get close to how tall the baby will be. I've found that to be pretty accurate over the years.

wr · #9 11/09/12, 08:52 PM

The pictures don't do much for the dun but there's nothing there that would convince me to bring it home.

Graceless · #10 11/09/12, 09:26 PM

OKay FINE! If you won't LOVE those I'm going to have to ask you all for a loan...0% interest of course....
Friesian/Sporthorse Cross

Stonybrook · #11 11/09/12, 11:39 PM

I just have to ask... If you are getting a horse for you kiddo to putter around on and do some 4-H stuff, wouldn't you want something that is already trained? It takes time to train a horse to the "bomb proof" stage.

Graceless · #12 11/10/12, 07:58 AM

I can train

( trained under a well known instructor,trained my own for years, started race horses for 3 year(not fun) I can handle a baby

I don't like them wild from the field no handling(racing bred)...shrugs... I* don't Have* to have bomb proof yet... I'd suffer a little training for a younger better conformed Horse..But as it is I am not getting anything.. I can not see anything that will work for what I* want... AS for my DAughter.. I can pick her something up that will be a bit more her speed... Probably the Gelding or something similar.... I think though she wants a little more in the area of a hunter now that we talk about it...
But eh... I can look and get opinions? SO GO for it!

oregon woodsmok · #13 11/10/12, 02:37 PM

The dun colt looks like a poorly bred mutt. No type at all. You should be able to get a mongrel off the reservation that looks just like that for 1/5 the price.

The Fresian is going to have an ugly head, but I think that is OK on that breed. I'd be careful about those knees, though. He's either weak or over. Nice shoulder on him, so he is going to move well and big. I think he is over-priced. Somebody is going to have a lot of money in a gelding before he is even broke to ride.

Joshie · #14 11/10/12, 10:25 PM

I do not like his butt and his neck doesn't seem to go well with his body. You could get a much nicer, been there, done that horse teen aged horse for the same kind of money. I have the firm belief that we should let trainers familiar with horse flesh and our abilities choose our first couple of horses. It's way too easy to fall in love with a pretty face.