Mistake by me; conformation?

Hello, Friends. I have made a mistake, shall we say. I have already done a best horse website post so.. look back back back back back back and you will find it. It is titled Horse Websites, I think. But I was looking through my Horse and Rider magazine(December Issue) that always have "Conformation Clinic". I thought, why don't I do a post on conformation (or confo). I was like.. I will. So here it is.

CONFORMATION

When you step into the ring at a halter class.. what does the judge think? Well, they look at your horse and his cleanliness but most importantly, they look at your horse's conformation. Conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse's bone structure, musculature, and its body proportions in relation to each other. In simple words, it is how your horse looks and if they fit together right. Is his neck high? low? is his shoulder too sloped? This is what halter is judged on.

See how this horse has bad conformation. He has no muscle in his neck, he isn't standing square, he has a weak hind end and various other faults

Now here is a horse with good conformation. See how he looks like he fits together.. He has muscle and is toned. He isn't standing square but he has a great overall body shape.

To learn more about conformation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_conformation

http://horses-arizona.com/pages/articles/conformation.html

http://www.equiworld.net/horses/horsecare/conformation/index.htm

BYE FOR NOW,

L