New Pictures, Old Thread - 6 y.o. AQHA palo.

[TBxQH]

-QH regestered
-"Gamblers Rare Gold" at allbreedpedigree.com
-15.2-3 hands
-currently in basic "un-training" and re-training
-eventually BN-N eventing horse




Sorry it was so sunny out, may be hard to see


Goofey look much!?

[pvf]

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[Crookedblaze]

He looks a little cowhocked, and he looks a little butt high. He has the same withers as my horse Rocket, a little high and sloping which causes some saddle fitting problems that riser pads can help with.

But I think that he is stunning. He has a nice big chest and big butt, which I just love. And his coloring is fantastic, he is a true golden palomino. He has a very pretty head, and a soft eye.

[SunshineQH]

I think He's very pretty and well put up. I love that he has big muscled hind quarters. Nice low head, And pretty color, Great tail, nice soft face.
Only thing I would like to see is a thicker wider chest to match the rear.

[PaintsQH]

Right front hoof looks "flat" compaired to the left hoof. Not sure what you call something like that. Love his color and kind face.

[Baycrash]

Originally Posted by PaintsQH

Right front hoof looks "flat" compaired to the left hoof. Not sure what you call something like that. Love his color and kind face.

I think he is quite nice and he is appealing to the eye. A little off in those hind hocks maybe and I also wonder what is up with the right front leg/hoof? Maybe he is just standing funny? His right leg looks like it turns out a bit...

[Mav2007]

Originally Posted by Baycrash

I think he is quite nice and he is appealing to the eye. A little off in those hind hocks maybe and I also wonder what is up with the right front leg/hoof? Maybe he is just standing funny? His right leg looks like it turns out a bit...

Agree. I think his toes look a bit long and maybe that's why his hooves look funny to some people. Also appears a bit downhill.

[VannysMom]

I too find him to be butt/hock high. He has a nice shoulder and good heart girth. Just a tad thick in the throat latch, but just a tad not bad. Steep croup but he is camped out underneath so it's hard to tell if that is true or not. His pasterns are long with to much slope for my taste. He has a nice short back and big hip. His left front hoof is unbalanced, and his right front is turned out. From the back, his hip is very crooked, like he is resting his leg but is not.

[TBxQH]

I don't know what it is with him, but I've had the vet and chiro. look at him. He stands with his legs in a mess! He never stands square unless I'm holding him. And as soon as I squared him up and stepped aside to take a photograph, he'd shift his weight and try to crawl towards me.