Conformation & Condition Critique please - All opinions welcome!

[SarahAllen]

Hello all!

I was hoping that you infinitely more knowledgable people could run your eyes over my boy and tell me what you think?

Bit of background:

17.2hh IDxTB
13yrs

Just coming back into work after a year at grass so I know he needs more muscling up. I thought he was about right condition wise but looking at the pictures i'm wondering if he actually needs to lose a bit more weight? I can easily feel his ribs though. I know very little about the finer points of conformation so would welcome any opinions, though no matter what he will always be pefect to me

Sorry if the pictures aren't great, was the best I could do tonight!

Thanks very much!

 

[Jellicle]

I think he is on the slightly curvy side, but that is probably a good place to be at this time of year.

 

[saddlesore]

Ditto, festively plump

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

Ye I agree maybe a bit of weight off but that will come with being back into work!
Conformation wise, front legs don't look too bad (althgouh because he is not stood square cannot analyse properly) but his front feet are slightly too angled from coranett to metacarpal joint, but only barely,
Back legs, hocks point in making the back feet point out, but no where near as bad as some horses, this is often common in horses, and no horse is conformationally perfect!
But he is lovely!

 

[Bay_Beasty]

Looks a tad tubbster but I wouldn't worry with work and the cold and the grass becoming more poor he will drop a bit anyway so better that than trying to feed him up which is what I am doing at the mo. Lovely boy though nice clip he looks very smart and nice shiny toes too!

 

[Damnation]

Condition wise I would say that he is where he should be at for this time of year. Remember we have the colder months coming up, January - March !!!
TBH he only really eneds to loose a bit off the bottom of his belly but that will come with work and toning up

Izzi

 

[SarahAllen]

Thank you very much guys, much appreciated.

We will keep working on the toning up and I shall hopefully be able to post some good before and after pictures in the near future

 

[amandaco2]

if you can easily feel allhis ribs id say hes about right-he has a covered but not overly fat bottom and that grass belly will tone up with work.

 

[HLB]

lovely and round

nice striaght legs, maybe a bit short - or is it the photo.

looks like a nice sort.