Hi Flashing Red,
You could pick one of the leading forum members usernames, as I thought he was a she.haha
That last shot Tahn, looks to me like he has a really good laid back slope to his shoulders/shoulder blades. I like that. You'd think he should have good extension to his stride. Here's a pic of the grandfather of all great slopes to a Pacing horse's shoulder....Matt's Scooter. I reckon you can see his influence very strongly in both American Ideal and Shadow Play.
Check that out for extension.
Conversely, I can't stand those buggers that are really upright there. Nearly always turn out to be short striding things, little or no extension up front.
I think it's pretty hard to tell what she has up front from that photo - the damned horse is in the roadOriginally Posted by triplev123
Conversely, I can't stand those buggers that are really upright there. Nearly always turn out to be short striding things, little or no extension up front.
hahahahahahaha........that's gold!
Trevor was a bottle-fed baby.
This is the only other photo I have. Looks a bit dickie but you can see the foal better! I'll try get better ones next time I go out, even if they are just for me. After I uploaded them all today, didn't really get any great shots!! Not sure why they turned out so small either...
Re the sloping shoulders: it is the same with riding horses. Upright shoulders normally mean a choppy stride.
Hi Tahn,
A bit hard to guage sometimes from a photo but he looks to be an athletic build - long legs, long barrel.
lovely foal Tahn,looks a cracker!
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