5yr old TB mare

[foreveryours]

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Breed: TB
Age: 5
Gender: mare
Height: 15.3hh
Horse's current job and future intended uses: She is currently in training. She is hopefully going to be my eventing/all around horse in the near future.
Additional Information: www.allbreedpedigree.com/mckennas+love

She is just started under saddle(has 11 rides on her) so I am still working on her topline.






will try for better pics if needed.

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[beaner1962]

I would like to say she has nicely muscled behind. She's got a haybelly (so do mine). I like her chest which looks nice and broad. I wish I could see more of her face, I like to see the horses eyes and shape of head. Once she's muscled out everywhere she'll be a very nice mare.

[Crookedblaze]

Her butt could be phenominal with some work - she has really nice hindquarters.

I don't think that her topline could use a lot of change. She looks good! I want to see her with some riding muscle, I bet that she'd be breathtaking.

Other then that, she looks straight and correct and has the cutest little head. I'm jealous!

[doodlebug007]

shes got a weak back end for an eventing prospect. her point of hip/point of butt line is shallow, which is fine if she were an arab with a short flat croup but shes not shes a tb with what is suposed to be a triangular croup configuaration.

this will make it difficult for her to collect and difficult for her to work off her back end. its like her whole pelvis is tipped the wrong way.

to see this illustrated, look here.

http://www.horsehats.com/Images/Horses/Conformation.gif

http://bp1.blogger.com/_IS6u0pZVIIQ/...1600-h/hip.JPG

she almost looks like she got a hunters bump from using that back end but that could be the lack of top line muslce.

her neck also ties in a bit low for a jumper. and shes weak loined.

shes got nice clean legs and is balanced okay. shes got nice big feet and a nice deep heart girth.

[foreveryours]

first of all thanks for the kind words!

Here is a pic of her face.

[Sirita_88]

I don't believe that her topline is bad. However, I believe her neck ties in a little low, her thoralatch could be cleaner. I don't think her pastern angles match with her shoulder angles. She isn't correctly turned over the croup (should have more slope) and subsiqently has too high of a tailset. She does have a nice rear, but I think she's a little wide. She has nice deep hocks, but I would love to see more balanced muscling throughout, but that will come with time under saddle.

[rivervu2]

She has a good shoulder and a goose rump, Good luck with her!

please remember that if you want to say what she might be good at you need to do so by pm's.. thanks

[kanoo32]

She is pretty. What I see is a bug hay belly that will tuck up with time and mileage. Form e she is a bit base wide. Her shoulder ties in ok for me, and the rump is fine with a nicely defined strong hindquarte, All in all I think she will be fine for the job you want from her.

[KatieMae]

I agree with the hay belly thing...
She looks to have good sturdy legs; good for cross country..


edited to remove all none conformation comments please pm original op..

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[foreveryours]

I just want to clairify, it isn't a HAY belly really. It is a mix of hay belly and foal belly. She has just been weaned from her foal this weekend. She is already losing the hay belly look a bit just from 4 days of solid work since she was moved.

Thanks again guys