What are they using to get the necks?!

[Cam Eq]

So these over height connies you have at top level, who you have no idea how to school to lighten thier front end or feed appropriately, which classes do you put them in exactly?

I do not own over height CONNEMARAS. (God I wish people could comprehend basic information) If your point of view mattered to me I could of course send you pictures of my rosettes and sashes from shows, get you references from my clients, show you my qualification certificates etc.
You are not adding anything to this thread only trying to cause arguments. Everyone’s opinion is valid and valued but you have gone out of your way to try and prove something being completely incorrect in doing so.

 

[Mule]

I've taken the following from a 2008 article in The Horse. Hopefully this isn't done with show horses now but I think it shows that anabolic steroids can and have been used to bulk up a horse for showing purposes - maybe only in the US, but who knows....?

“Steroid” use has made headlines because of abuse in human athletes for the past decade, from Major League Baseball to track and field events. The topic has also become hot in the horse industry, from steroid use for bulking up young horses in sales, to attempting to enhance performance of show horses and racehorses. However, not all steroids are the same, and there is widespread misunderstanding about what the differences are between corticosteroid and anabolic steroids. Corticosteroids and anabolic steroids are not the same.

Yes, the beast is on corticosteroids and I've noticed some people seem to think they are the same as anabolic steroids.

 

[conniegirl]

I do not own over height CONNEMARAS. (God I wish people could comprehend basic information) If your point of view mattered to me I could of course send you pictures of my rosettes and sashes from shows, get you references from my clients, show you my qualification certificates etc.
You are not adding anything to this thread only trying to cause arguments. Everyone’s opinion is valid and valued but you have gone out of your way to try and prove something being completely incorrect in doing so.

So my comment about putting a max 14.2hh pony mare to a large warmblood stallion stands.
Feel free to let us know who you are, mainly so that we can avoid you as a lot of the questions you are asking are the very basics that any professional producer shouldn’t even have to think twice about let alone consult randoms on the internet about.

 

[Cam Eq]

So my comment about putting a max 14.2hh pony mare to a large warmblood stallion stands.
Feel free to let us know who you are, mainly so that we can avoid you as a lot of the questions you are asking are the very basics that any professional producer shouldn’t even have to think twice about let alone consult randoms on the internet about.

Everyone can doubt their self from time to time. Have a bad ride and even when they know the the answer 100% we can seek a second opinion. It’s only human. Having an anonymous online forum was a blessing for me. It’s so very unfair to throw this back at me and question me. I do not know the answer to everything. No one does. But we can all seek to improve and get better. Maybe if I ask a seemingly simple question, someone will give me an equally simple tip, that can be exactly what I have already overlooked but can slot everything into place once I try it again.

 

[Rowreach]

Presumably you were a showing enthusiast at that time as I can't see why else anyone would put in the probationary hours that panel selection demands?

It's quite possible to become disillusioned with things you know.

 

[humblepie]

I think the problem comes from making sweeping statements. As mentioned before I had a horse professionally produced who was placed HOYS, RIHS, regular county show winner - he was weighed and assessed during a showing season and believe it or not was moderate/good. That was after he had come out of the ring 2nd in a HOYS qualifier. He had correct conformation, was true to type, well mannered and gave a good ride so he did well. The worst riding I have seen was at a clinic with a well known dressage trainer who was very hard on their horse but I would never come on here and making a sweeping statement about dressage.

 

[WelshD]

I own a pony shown by a friend’s daughter. We are home produced. I love the show world but there is a reasonable amount of acceptance that show animals will be heavier than their RC/PC counterparts and it’s that balance that I and no doubt many others constantly try to walk the line of.

My boy is probably heavier than many would approve of but he is fit and well

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Overly tall Connemaras make fabulous horses, and I don't give a flying fig what the breed society (established only 98 years ago), the internet randoms, or indeed anyone else, incorrectly thinks to the contrary. My roan is from Class 1 parents, and was within the official height limit as a four year old. He then continued growing until he was eight, and is now 16.1hh. He also has a naturally powerful looking neck, which is most apparent whenever he spots an audience to pose for. Any audience will do, he's not picky.

 

[Cam Eq]

Overly tall Connemaras make fabulous horses, and I don't give a flying fig what the breed society (established only 98 years ago), the internet randoms, or indeed anyone else, incorrectly thinks to the contrary. My roan is from Class 1 parents, and was within the official height limit as a four year old. He then continued growing until he was eight, and is now 16.1hh. He also has a naturally powerful looking neck, which is most apparent whenever he spots an audience to pose for. Any audience will do, he's not picky.

Wow! Do you mind me asking his breeding?

 

[humblepie]

I own a pony shown by a friend’s daughter. We are home produced. I love the show world but there is a reasonable amount of acceptance that show animals will be heavier than their RC/PC counterparts and it’s that balance that I and no doubt many others constantly try to walk the line of.

My boy is probably heavier than many would approve of but he is fit and well

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They look a lovely combination. Pony going very sweetly, looking through the bridle. Imagine you have a lot of fun alongside the hard work.

 

[brighteyes]

I worship the ground my monstrosity walks on and believe it or not he was produced correctly, and yes he graced the pages of horse and hound on a regular basis, not quite so regularly as the chestnut horse though. Medium dressage horse in his spare time. Stallion until he was 8 with progeny in Europe. I've yet to have him called a monstrosity but feel free if you wish, he won't mind.

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Is yours the one on the right?

 

[AdorableAlice]

Is yours the one on the right?

Yes, the reserve champ, Robert Oliver on the big horse.

 

[brighteyes]

Yes, the reserve champ, Robert Oliver on the big horse.

Thank GOD for that - yours is superbly 'conditioned' and all in proportion - I was so hoping not to have to inform you it was a blobber. Sorry (not sorry) Mr Oliver...

I are an hexpert on blobbers.

 

[windand rain]

I have been repeated informed on here my highland youngster is fat. She is quite skinny you can feel her ribs and pin bones. She does have loads of hair and a huge neck
only fed grass, and youngstock balancer at half rate. All live on restricted grazing little or no hay. She isnt 3 yet built like a tank.