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| i recently purchased my first barrel prospect, pictured. looking for a confirmation critique and thoughts on her lineage    |
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| Nice breeding. |
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    Location: Dubach, LA | Nice papers. Is she downhill? That seems to be a trait breeders are going for these days. |
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   Location: Claremore, OK | A little course in the head , straight in the shoulder and hind leg. I would like to see her hocks lower . She is high in the hips now, will probably even out. It does look like she might be heavier in the front end vs back end, along with the straight hind leg might be hard for her to drive with her hind end. No pictures available straight from front or back. I would want her to be straight legged and good footed. the pedigree isn't something I would pick but that's just personal preference. |
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| yes she is quite downhill! do you think that is a bad thing? |
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| ok thank you for the reply! here are some pics from the front and back. (Disclaimer: excuse the manure and mud, we have had a ton of rain and this is just by their shelter where there is a lot of manure - they have access to lots of pasture and don't normally stand in this much crap!) pretty hastily taken pictures, hopefully this is helpful:) not standing 100% square but I did what i could!  
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    Location: Dubach, LA | 10 years ago, being high in the hip was considered a confirmation defect. It's hard to find a horse now that is not high in the hip. Being hip high makes it hard to find a saddle that fits. In my limited experience with young horses, a hip high two year old will even out sometimes, but a hip high Three year old tends to stay that way. |
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   Location: Claremore, OK | She is downhill, but my grow out of it this year. Down hill, along with that open pelvic angle , where they naturally stand camped out behind, is not a good combination for a horse that is supposed to work and drive with their front end, not to say it can't be done. front end looks like she toes out a little, probably not a big deal. I would have her knees xrayed before I started riding her. It looks like her knees are still open. If her knees are open, then hocks and stifles are probably open as well. |
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    Location: Dubach, LA | Best part is new horses are exciting. I hope you have enjoy every minute of your journey with her. 
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| thank you!! it has been a goal of mine to buy a barrel prospect for a long time (im 16, and was just able to do it now) and i bought what i could lol. ofc i hope she is gonna be a winner but needless to say she is a good horse and has a bright future no matter what she does in the barrel pen ?? |
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   Location: Claremore, OK | redroanmare2222 - 2024-06-19 9:39 AM
thank you!! it has been a goal of mine to buy a barrel prospect for a long time (im 16, and was just able to do it now) and i bought what i could lol. ofc i hope she is gonna be a winner but needless to say she is a good horse and has a bright future no matter what she does in the barrel pen ??
You did a great job for a first purchase. There are lots of great resources to help you with the process. Good luck ! |
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| Around here running down hill is a deal breaker. They have difficulty striding out with that lower front end. Horse really does not appear to be downhill and if the horse is, they change so much even from month to month. |
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    Location: Fort Worth / Springtown | Very cute horse - One of my first thoughts was that she has a sweet eye - funny that is her registered name :) Both of those photos make her look quite different, to me. Is she probably 2 1/2 years in those photos (calandar days?) Judging by winter photos and foaled almost mid May? She looks athletic to me - short neck, short back, nice hip - a little long in the hind cannon bones for what I typically like, but I would think she should be able to do pretty well in speed events - have fun!! |
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