What breed do you think he is?

[igglepop]

As title says really he is 16.2 ish any idea on breed would be appreciated.

 

[yeeharider]

looks cleveland maybe clevelandx to me very nice

 

[igglepop]

Should also of added his passport says tb but i cant see it at all, it also does not list parents so how they can say for certain I'm unsure.

 

[yeeharider]

how old is he ?

 

[igglepop]

12 i think.

 

[hoggedmane]

My friend has a TB that looks very similar. I thought his face could have a little native in in the first photo - I also agree possible CB X. I used to ride a CB X TB who looked quite like him.

 

[Pic]

I would have said Selle Francais (french TB)

 

[igglepop]

I definitely agree with the native head its almost cob like when it comes to finding bridles i also find his movement feels different to tb i have ridden before but i suppose that could be just variation between horses.

 

[Shadow the Reindeer]

New forest cross Tb? Defo see native in his face..

 

[horsemadelsie]

Looks just like my friends horse who is TB cross cleveland, although never acts like a TB!

 

[s4sugar]

TB or mostly TB.
People get used to seeing TB racehorses and forget that they are mostly very young. Look at TB stallions at stud to see horses built more like your boy - although they will have more crest.
I don't see Cleveland bay at all.
You can change the colour in photobucket- turn it negative and take the colour out of the equation.

 

[charleysummer]

Native type face.. hmm connie x tb maybe...

 

[Briony&Anakin]

He looks just like my old ex steeple chaser. He was a stocky build of TB but most def pure bred!

 

[R.A.H]

My friend has a tb x welsh and has a very similar head to yours

 

[Tinsel Town]

New forest cross Tb? Defo see native in his face..

^^ this

 

[Meowy Catkin]

When I looked at the photos (before I read what his passport says) I thought that he was either a National Hunt bred TB or a 7/8ths TB type.

 

[lilyoftheincas]

I think he looks like a Connie X TB. Can't see the Cleveland Bay in him...

 

[igglepop]

Thanks for the suggestions, its a shame there is no exact way to know, would of been great to know his history.

 

[igglepop]

Also if anybody can suggest how to build muscle on his bum please let me know. He does not like to use it properly as apparently he had an old injury on his back legs. Hill work is not an option due to lack of hills and he already does slow work and trotting poles.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

If he has native in his breeding, it's only a tiny amount. I've had a longer look at the photos and I'm even more certain the he's TB or nearly all TB.

He's downhill in his spine, but has huge dorsal processes (large withers), long cannon bones and long pastern bones, big sloping shoulder that makes his neck look a bit skinny , good size pelvis with quite a high set tail and he also looks fine skinned. All this shouts bred for galloping at me.

 

[igglepop]

. All this shouts bred for galloping at me.

I don't think he can gallop, he is so lazy lol.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Awwww - bless him.