What Breed of Horse Is This?

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Definitely lots of Welsh, I'd go further B X D.

Sorry OP, but if it's your pony might I suggest that you take a look at the saddle fitting. If you can't do anything about changing the saddle if the rider dropped her stirrups about eight holes and sat in the middle of the saddle rather than at the back it would help the pony's back so much.

I do like chestnut Welshies :)
 
jemima*askin said:
Definitely lots of Welsh, I'd go further B X D.

Sorry OP, but if it's your pony might I suggest that you take a look at the saddle fitting. If you can't do anything about changing the saddle if the rider dropped her stirrups about eight holes and sat in the middle of the saddle rather than at the back it would help the pony's back so much.

I do like chestnut Welshies :)
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Lol no not my horse and that isn't me.
 
There's nothing wrong with the horse's fetlocks - it's just absorbing shock as the photo has caught the moment when the horse's full weight is on two legs.

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As a horse lands after a jump, the fetlocks often go so low that they can touch the ground. This is what absorbs the shock, if the fetlocks didn't work in this way the leg bones would shatter/break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-mE_IqXiEw
 
At least the rider is lightweight, and doesn't appear to be socking it in the chops from that pic - I have seen far far worse.
 
Moomin1 said:
I'm actually very surprised some posters didn't know this already.
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It seems to come up quite every nown and again. I remember someone once posted a photo of their horse trotting (similar to above, but horse was loose in the field) and they were really worried that there was something wrong with the horse.
 
Suggest to your friend that she sorts the poor thing's saddle out then, as she presumably asked you to post this for opinions.
 
I knew a horse who had it's fetlcoks like that anyway because it's deep digital's snapped or something along those lines and he had an op to fix - Caused him no pain and he was still worked normally just looked strange. :)
 
Moomin1 said:
I hardly think it's possible for anyone to assess the fit of a saddle from on photo such as that one.
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One can't assess the fit of the saddle on the pony but the fit of the saddle to the rider is easily identified as poor. There is not enough room on that saddle for her lovely long legs. As commented earlier, if the saddle can't be changed, the rider's stirrups being dropped to near dressage lentgh would at least seat her better in the saddle.
 
jemima*askin said:
One can't assess the fit of the saddle on the pony but the fit of the saddle to the rider is easily identified as poor. There is not enough room on that saddle for her lovely long legs. As commented earlier, if the saddle can't be changed, the rider's stirrups being dropped to near dressage lentgh would at least seat her better in the saddle.
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Again, it may well be a moment in time - anything could have happened in the second prior to the photo being taken. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't - who knows. The saddle may be a bad fit, or not, but the fact is, it's very hard for anyone to judge simply by one snapshot in time.

Personally, I think the rider is just riding far too short in the stirrups...
 
leanne_dando said:
Because it's my friends horse.... seriously?
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I am assuming that's directed at me . . . in that case, fair enough, but why not say so in the first instance?

Posting an image like this (rider sitting on cantle, horse unhappy, image of horse not particularly great) on a forum like this will undoubtedly invite negative comment . . . add someone saying "not my horse and not me" and I am afraid red flags go up.

I hope your "friend" sorts out a saddle that fits both her and her quite sweet little horse. As to breed, I have no idea, but also suspect some Welsh D in there somewhere (but am prepared to be proved wrong).

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