what is your horse's one conformation fault?

[only_me]

now, no one's horse is perfect, so what is your horses worst conformation fault? could be parrot mouth/long back/close behind etc. it cannot be no room for a brain

lol
and why you bought your horse with that fault?

mine would be a very slight parrot mouth (unless i told you it was there bet you wouldnt notice

), but being a gelding its unlikely im going to be breeding from him

 

[merlinsquest]

One????!!!!?????

Too many to choose from!!

 

[Eaglestone]

Funnily enough my old boy's only fault has been a very slight parrot mouth

Edited .... whoops sorry he has little pony sized ears and he is a 14.3 horse

 

[Persephone]

Mine has a shunted heel. Goes through hind shoes in a flash!

Jo x

 

[Eaglestone]

What's a 'shunted heel'

 

[rara007]

I don't think Pip really has a confo fault TBH....Prehaps it could be Plain, slightly big head and outsized ears....
Freddy has an upside down neck(when he is tense!), Bobby is stupidly close infront, and missing a tooth. Brook has a very odd mouth, and a chronic big belly

. Rory and Richard both have sligtly weaker backs than ideal for team driving. Ginga dishes when he is allowed to get fat. Teddy is pretty good for a section A, prehaps some people would say smaller than ideal at 10.3, and Ajay is pretty good too, prehaps a little too short coupled, and again small at 9.2.

 

[redmerl]

Mine has slightly long pastens and rubbish TB feet.

 

[Madam_max]

One?

Dishing is the biggest fault. But she's long is the back. Neither of which have ever stopped her doing a thing.

 

[L00bey]

Croup high and dishes- but only with the right leg?!?!

 

[KatB]

Straight through his hocks

 

[jesterfaerie]

My horse is one big conformational fault!!!

 

[Skhosu]

A very dipped back, he's 13 and you would think he's 25!

 

[RachelB]

I could tell you one thing that isn't wrong with my horse, if that'd be any good?!

Her worst fault is undoubtedly her post legs... all four of them though, and if I had to pick a least favourite leg I'd say the near fore considering there's a hole in the tendon in there

 

[Persephone]

It's where the angle and height of the hoof are different each side I think!

Jo x

 

[PapaFrita]

Ummmmm... she's too small!
Or perhaps long pasterns.

 

[Eaglestone]

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It's where the angle and height of the hoof are different each side I think!

Jo x

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Oh thanks for that

.. you learn something new on HHO every day

x

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Body width (ie totally spherical!) not matching 8" bone legs! But you only really notice this on his VERY fat days, when looked at from the front!

 

[Natch]

Totally front heavy - born and bred to be a driving horse, hence all the trouble tripping over because he's so on the forehand.

Dishes, but as a welshie he's sort of allowed that (I tell myself)

 

[MizElz]

Ellie's pretty good, conformation-wise, but if I had to pick something it would probably be that she is quite narrow across her chest - not much heart room there! When you're on top, there really doesnt seem much in front of you, and I can imagine a lot of people would not like this about her. I love it though!

 

[Tinker_Belle]

Mine is goose rumped. Helped with weight & muscle build up but still there.

Having said that she is an amazing bloomin' jumper, too amazing when she consistently hightails it over the hedge if the mood takes her

I also think she's possibly slightly long backed but not sure if that is me seeing things or not.

She's registered with her breed society so she can't be that hideous!

 

[KimYoung]

She is not great conformaionally: Croup high, sand cracks both feet behind, cow hocked and narrow chested.

But none of this has stopped her working at the low level that we want.

Bought her knowing she had all of these faults because of her fab temperment..and have not been disapointed at all. She opes with very novice mum and daughter and slightly less novice (but out of practise and wibbly wuss) aunt.

 

[Stoxx]

Osc's main ones are his dipped back and short legs, but that is the draught in him.

I originally bought him just to be a 'riding horse' that I could do a bit of everything on. It's not his fault I changed my mind and wanted to do dressage.
IMO he's done bloody well considering his shape! I only wish I could strip him down in front of a judge after he'd done a test as my saddle hides an awful lot.

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

very very on the fore hand

 

[AmyMay]

Thumper is slightly back at the knee.

 

[Halfstep]

Oskar has slightly off medio-lateral balance of his front feet and has to be shod accordingly. Otherwise he's pretty good. He does have a super long neck but its well muscled so doesn't look out of proportion.

 

[cob1]

The cob is slighly cow hocked, apart from that the vet was very impressed at the vetting!!

The retired TB - where do i start - short backed, croup high, unlevel behind, flat footed, cow hocked, dishes, brushes, back at the knee etc etc - think thats why he ended up with N, KS etc!!!!

 

[Halfpass]

Alees worst fault are her bloody back feet (yes she is still lame

) she has counter rotated pedal bones and is currently having remedial shoeing and intensive physio to get her sound.

 

[Hullabaloo]

High wither and weak back. He's a pain to fit with a saddle and loses muscles if his lunge work is let slip for a few weeks.

 

[Quarrybank]

Spider is sway backed.

As with above... my saddle hides it very well.

I bought him because I loved his attitude & jump and his back doesn't seem to prevent him doing anything I want him too.

Q is fairly well put together, but if I could change anything it would be to make his feet grow quicker

Also he has 2 back molars missing, so has to have regular dental checks.

 

[summertoots]

Oscar's withers are like a razor blade, his front left leg looks like its been half screwed out, down at the heel, rubbish TB feet, very long canon bones, drops weight in a second but cant cope with heavy rugs on his razor withers. But stick a saddle on him and watch him work and he is a "wow" horse.
I bought him because he was such a nice person and he had had a hard life before. Im lucky enough to spend my working day with him, I watch him like a hawk, I know him inside out and upside down and I wouldnt swap him for any of the other 42 horses on the yard.