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[xihateyourx]

ok, one of my friends brought this warmblood mare to me to be broke (yes, in October). While she was here she told us that she was looking for a good team penning horse. Well, one of my boarders/ working students has been trying to figure out a way to "upgrade" from her extremely cow oriented, long backed, no desire to jump QH to something a tad

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[chiquita522]

She is very powerfully built, that's for sure. I think she'll look a lot nicer once she's been in work and develops the rounder muscles everywhere, especially over her bum.

What strikes me most is that she is not very refined for a mare. She has what looks to be a gelding's face and, from some angles, a thin-ish neck. Again, I think that once she gets into a work program that most of the "ums" will go away.

[xihateyourx]

yes yes. she's never done anything to this point except graze and eat a roundbale :)
i can see a reduction in her "gut" already :)

[shira]

She seems to me to have typical warmblood confomation, and I don't see anything particularly bad about her. Possibly she's slightly sickle-hocked, and maybe a bit pigeon-toed, but that could just be the pics as well. Lots of warmbloods are pigeon-toed anyway, because they have such broad chests. I agree with the previous commenter - she will look much more refined and a lot more typey once she's been in regular work.

[deathsvengeance]

Something about her stifle keeps maying me look at it over and over lol. Not quite sure where to place that issue. She has a great shoulder angle and her rump looks ok (needs muscle though). Her feet seem a bit small to be carrying a horse that size XD Her neck, seems a tad short in comparison with her top line and underline, but overall, she's cute!

[deathsvengeance]

*keeps making (fixed typo lol)