Conformation question

[Casey76]

Afternoon all, just a quick conformation question.

My 3yo has really short cannons in comparison to his forearms, which makes his "knees" lower to the ground than the middle of his leg...

Is this good or bad (or doesn't it matter at all?)

It's just something someone pointed out to me last week, and now I've seen it it is very evident in his photos!

 

[Wagtail]

It's good!

 

[Casey76]

Thanks! that's nice to know.

 

[Equi]

Its good, as long as the horse isn't walking around with his arse 4ft above his head

 

[Gemmabel]

Can I ask why is it good?

 

[Bobbly]

Short cannons are less likely to get damaged and long forearms will give you a longer stride reach.

 

[Janovich]

Yup,..it's a good thing in my humble opinion too!

 

[Mateo]

short cannon bones are ideal conformation, its much stronger and the tendons and ligaments are under less natural strain. the longer the cannon bone potentially the weaker the structure

 

[Meowy Catkin]

short cannon bones are ideal conformation, its much stronger and the tendons and ligaments are under less natural strain. the longer the cannon bone potentially the weaker the structure

Exactly.

 

[old hand]

and they generally jump better as they can tuck them up more easily, always look for horses with short cannon bones all round. less strain on hocks too.

 

[gmw]

Pfffttt

 

[Casey76]

???

 

[Casey76]

I think this is one of the best photos I have which shows the difference between cannon and forearm

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Pfffttt

Do you disagree? Are you a fan of long cannons?