BigYellowHorse
Well-Known Member
I have a rising 2yo and am looking for a little advice regarding his hindquarters conformation.
He's a very long limbed creature and will easily make the 17hh mark. From what I've read its quite natural for youngsters to go through the fugly stages and go quite cow hocked and come out the other side straight and nicely put together. Being so long limbed I guess it only emphasises that he is cow hocked. He's moving to a nice big meadow soon thats on a slight gradient which will help build the muscle up as Im sure he will go crazy with the amount of space and grass - winter turnout hasnt been great for him as he didn't weather out at all well being a bog horse so had to come in with 5* luxuries of a stable though lost the space as the paddocks where the yard is don't lend themselves well to winter although luckily we have a nice hardcore turnout which is big enough for him to play with his chum and keep moving.
Have people had the same thing and come out with a correct straight horse or have some stayed slightly in?
He's due to go for grading in August, do judges take into account the age/limb length when marking conformation or do they look at is as a fault and score them low?
I have a filly who's 10months and she is the same, though is going through an very fugly-fugly stage along with yak coat.
Many Thanks!!
He's a very long limbed creature and will easily make the 17hh mark. From what I've read its quite natural for youngsters to go through the fugly stages and go quite cow hocked and come out the other side straight and nicely put together. Being so long limbed I guess it only emphasises that he is cow hocked. He's moving to a nice big meadow soon thats on a slight gradient which will help build the muscle up as Im sure he will go crazy with the amount of space and grass - winter turnout hasnt been great for him as he didn't weather out at all well being a bog horse so had to come in with 5* luxuries of a stable though lost the space as the paddocks where the yard is don't lend themselves well to winter although luckily we have a nice hardcore turnout which is big enough for him to play with his chum and keep moving.
Have people had the same thing and come out with a correct straight horse or have some stayed slightly in?
He's due to go for grading in August, do judges take into account the age/limb length when marking conformation or do they look at is as a fault and score them low?
I have a filly who's 10months and she is the same, though is going through an very fugly-fugly stage along with yak coat.
Many Thanks!!
