So, this is my pony.

Apr 01, 2007 00:23

Behind the cut are two pictures of my girl, Kelly.

She's a 15.1ish Quarter Horse mare. She's out of an Impressive bred mare with halter blood on both sides. 13 this year. I compete in showmanship, halter, English on the flat, some western.

I forewarn, she had just gotten a bath. Normally her mane does NOT stick straight up in the air. And it was ( Read more... )

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shira April 1 2007, 11:47:30 UTC
She's cute, but yes, you're definitely right to say that she's a little heavy now. Go easy with her in the beginning getting her back into training and back to a nice fitness level.

Conformationally, the first thing that grabs my eye is that she's noticably sickle-hocked. It's a little hard to tell, but it seems to me that she's calf-kneed as well. So right here, to me, she would never be a breeding candidate. Her shoulder is somewhat straight, but depending on what you do with her, that's not such a big deal. I'm not actually sure what the desired angle is for QHs, either. Her neck is nice though - nicely set and with a good curve to it. And her hindquarter is nice and deep, and with a good angle. I think her hindquarter is the nicest part about her. She's just slightly croup-high, but as far as I know, that's not a fault in QH conformation.

How does she do for you on the line, considering her leg faults?

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chiquita522 April 1 2007, 12:51:57 UTC
She wings out on her right front, but the fitter she's gotten the less noticeable it's become. Her winging kept me from persuing jumping (that and I'm totally not a fences person).

I can't understand why she's still heavy. I ride her hard almost every day and she's only getting about a pound of SafeChoice with no grass (long story).

Thanks for the info.

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shira April 1 2007, 13:05:27 UTC
What's the protien and fat content on the grain? And by no grass... she IS getting lots of hay though, right? What kind is she getting?

Another thing you can do, if she's in regular work and is getting low protien levels, is have her thyroid checked. If she's hypothyroid, sometimes the first indication is weight gain like that. Sometimes they start getting a really thick coat, too, but she could be just at the beginning stages or something. Just an idea.

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chiquita522 April 1 2007, 13:21:50 UTC
14% protien, 7% crude fat in the SafeChoice
12% protien, 25% crude fat in her Ulimate Finish, which has given her a brilliant shine.

The barn staff at school gives the horses 2-3 flakes of second cut (don't get me started on that, pisses me off) 3 times a day because they are stallbound.

I don't think she's hypothryoid, she normally has a very thin coat and can be hard to get weight on when she's in work mode. If you can tell from the pictures, she's been body clipped. But last year from Sept-December, she wasn't blanketed at all (silly parents who don't want to change blankets) and got super hairy.

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