to all u confo people out there please give me confo advice

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i want to know the good points and bad points of this youngster i brought him about 7 months ago from holland underweight ,unhandled
sorry photos aint brilliant here u go

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There are a few things, but it's hard to tell without knowing his age! I'm guessing he's about 2, and they all look gawky at that age!

Also, what's his breeding?
 
Are the rings on his front hooves from the time you got him? Not often seen any that pronounced. Not much good on confo but he has a lovely face and looks like he is designed to be chunky!
 
I like the look of him, and there is nothing horribly wrong with his confo, and nothing that should affect his soundness unless he is in very heavy work. (proper high level competition horse)

A few of the things I noticed was that he was slightly cow and sickle hocked, basically meaning he has slightly long/weak hocks, and also that they are fairly close together. He toes out slightly on all feet, but this shouldn't be a problem unless he brushes or dishes, and even then, not a major thing! He has a nice back and fairly good shoulder. He has a ewe neck, and also quite a long one at that! But if he is of freisian breeding this is fairly normal! To be honest, when in work and correctly muscled, he should look lovely, and the neck can be sorted to an extent with a build up of correct muscle!
 
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Aww he looks a real sweetie! I was going to ask about breeding too lol. I'm not great on confo advice but I think they all look odd as youngsters. He'll be lovely when he's filled out :)
 
"Are the rings on his front hooves from the time you got him? Not often seen any that pronounced."

These are sometimes caused by malnutrition, if he was a rescue type, the rings could be poor hoof growth where he wasn't fed properly?
 
hi thanku for comments , yes them lines have been there since i brought him , he was very under weight when i got him ,but a good dose of wormer and feed seems to be doing the trick
he is a full friesian and by a friesian stallion fetse 349 who is by feitse 293 out of a mare who sire is olof 315
and snickers he is 16 months old
he is a sweety , he was totaly unhandled wouldnt even let me change the illfittening headcollar when i got him its the case of spending time on him and letting things move at his speed not mine , now you cant get rid of him always in your face for loving and attention .
 
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Those rings occur on all four feet and would suggest a big change in nutrition at the time.
As a youngster he is definitely going through some growth changes at the moment, so it is difficult to make concrete judgement on his conformation.
Looking at the photos as they are he looks a sweet boy who may have had a lean start, and I wouldnt look at him conformation wise for a good couple of years. That is just my personal opinion, because I think he has potential to be nice, you just wont see it for a bit.:)
 
Fresians are conformational very different to most horses, so it would take an expert in Fresians I would say, to give you a relevent confo critique. He is a gangly youngster and from I ve seen of Fresians, I was thinking of buying one some time ago, I would have to say most look quite odd when young but mature into beautiful creatures with time!
Good luck with him.
 
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