croup high = good jumper??

[djlynwood]

Im looking at a horse for sale, 12 years old Throughbred who appears croup high in some photos. Could be angle of pic but Im not sure. He needs a confident rider to jump him but Im more concerned if being croup high is a problem.

Will it hinder his jumping or make it easier?

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

My horse is a bit croup high and has no trouble popping over the 5' ish metal gate to her field from a virtual standstill. She is quite capable of jumping a 3'6 course with no trouble but her natural 'downhill' build does mean I have to work hard with her schooling to try and get her on her hocks and off her forehand. She is super lazy though so this doesn't help!

 

[Flicker]

Is that the same as a goose rump? BHS Manual of Horsemanship states that horses with a goose rump are supposed to be good jumpers.

 

[kezza24]

My TB ex-racer had a very prominent 'jumpers bump' and he was an enthusiastic, safe and reliable jumper even over the bigger hedges etc out hunting. However one day he just went very lame for no apparent reason out hacking and the physio/back lady said this was to do with the pelvis/jumper bump area being twisted probably from a old fall when he was racing

 

[Sparkles]

Croup high as in the whole back end being higher than front, hinder as it will be harder work to get them up and working up off their hocks.


Goose rump however, is thought to be a sign of a good jumper,but doesn't necesarily mean it has to be croup high, as it'smore the angle/slope from the croup to the thigh/gaskin....rather than having a higher backend than front end

 

[Kenzo]

I think it depends on the rest of his confirmation, I wouldn't say being croup high (unless it's an extreme case) would interfere too much with the jumping unless due to his confirmation the horse struggles more than usual with his flat work, is there much muscle along the back and around the shoulder and wither area? if the horse has a low set on and a short neck then the do find it harder to come round and work into a correct outline, which in turn builds the correct muscles and they can feel a bit down hill, but with work and a correctly fitted saddle, sometimes you can over come this more.