4yo QH x Cracker Horse Mare

**muttduck** · 06-30-2008, 07:41 PM

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Breed: Florida Cracker Horse x Quarter Horse
Age: 4 years (on 6-5-08)
Gender: mare
Height: 14:3hh
Horse's current job and future intended uses: pasture puff and most likely trail.
Additional Information:
If it helps, here's a site with information on the Florida Cracker breed... http://www.floridacrackerhorses.com/

Her sire is a Quarter Horse, her dam is a Florida Cracker,
if it helps even more, I've entered this mare into Allbreed:
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/ruggeds+strawberry+lark

Photos:
I took these this evening, and tried to get a few different shots of her to help you get an idea of her angles. The lighting on her throatlatch wasn't ideal, so I tried to get a good headshot to show it.

breburtch · 06-30-2008, 08:43 PM

she's a nice looking mare I don't know much about the cracker horses but from what I've seen of them in pictures and discriptions she looks to be built like all the ones I've seen.
She's nicely put together she's got a short neck but from what I've seen thats part of the breed(correct me if I'm wrong).
The only thing I see that I don't really like and thats just my opinion is she's got a plain head thats not very attractive.
Other wise she's a nice looking girl and nicely built and looks like she'd make a great trail horse and wish you good luck with whatever you decide to use her for in the future

cameo05 · 07-01-2008, 06:11 AM

First let me say that she is gorgeous.

I too am not famiiar with the Cracker horse, so I will go on what I know fro the Quarter stand point.

She is very proportionalty built. very plain head and a niice neck, may be a little thick in the throat Latch area. She seems to have a very nice rounded hip and seems to be in good portion with her shoulder. She seems to be a little down hill, could be the picture, but she is also still growing.so that could change.

She seems to be ever so slightly down on her pasterns, but that coud be the picture as well.

Overall she is a nicely built 4yo, and will do the trail scene really well, with a little extra added. Very nice mare.

HotxtoxTrot · 07-02-2008, 01:38 PM

She appears to be a bit thick in the throatlatch, ideally her neck could attach slightly higher from a jumper point of view; if you are doing trails, it should be fine. Her shouler angle is decent, and matches her pasturn angle pretty well. She is a long in the back, but has an alright loin coupling and a decent rear end. She has good bone, but is back at the knee in the front and sickle hocked behind.

She looks like a very sweet girl and should be a blast on the trails!

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06-30-2008, 07:41 PM
muttduck Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 6,225	4yo QH x Cracker Horse Mare Before you respond with a critique, please make sure you thoroughly understand the guidelines. If you haven't already done so, please read them here: http://forum.horsetopia.com/viewtopic.php?t=5936 Breed: Florida Cracker Horse x Quarter Horse Age: 4 years (on 6-5-08) Gender: mare Height: 14:3hh Horse's current job and future intended uses: pasture puff and most likely trail. Additional Information: If it helps, here's a site with information on the Florida Cracker breed... http://www.floridacrackerhorses.com/ Her sire is a Quarter Horse, her dam is a Florida Cracker, if it helps even more, I've entered this mare into Allbreed: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/ruggeds+strawberry+lark Photos: I took these this evening, and tried to get a few different shots of her to help you get an idea of her angles. The lighting on her throatlatch wasn't ideal, so I tried to get a good headshot to show it. __________________ www.animalgalleryphotography.com www.woodburnedpetportraits.com "Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it all. You just might get it all, and then some you don't want." ~Chris Daughtery

06-30-2008, 08:43 PM
breburtch Coming two Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ennismore, Ontario Posts: 1,899	she's a nice looking mare I don't know much about the cracker horses but from what I've seen of them in pictures and discriptions she looks to be built like all the ones I've seen. She's nicely put together she's got a short neck but from what I've seen thats part of the breed(correct me if I'm wrong). The only thing I see that I don't really like and thats just my opinion is she's got a plain head thats not very attractive. Other wise she's a nice looking girl and nicely built and looks like she'd make a great trail horse and wish you good luck with whatever you decide to use her for in the future

07-01-2008, 06:11 AM
cameo05 Bombproof Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8,833	First let me say that she is gorgeous. I too am not famiiar with the Cracker horse, so I will go on what I know fro the Quarter stand point. She is very proportionalty built. very plain head and a niice neck, may be a little thick in the throat Latch area. She seems to have a very nice rounded hip and seems to be in good portion with her shoulder. She seems to be a little down hill, could be the picture, but she is also still growing.so that could change. She seems to be ever so slightly down on her pasterns, but that coud be the picture as well. Overall she is a nicely built 4yo, and will do the trail scene really well, with a little extra added. Very nice mare. __________________

07-02-2008, 01:38 PM
HotxtoxTrot Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 768	She appears to be a bit thick in the throatlatch, ideally her neck could attach slightly higher from a jumper point of view; if you are doing trails, it should be fine. Her shouler angle is decent, and matches her pasturn angle pretty well. She is a long in the back, but has an alright loin coupling and a decent rear end. She has good bone, but is back at the knee in the front and sickle hocked behind. She looks like a very sweet girl and should be a blast on the trails!