OK, first off I'd like to apologize for the insane length of time between posts. Schoolwork, job, and homelife have been eating up most of my time. However, now that I'm between semesters, I have a bit more time to breathe! So without further ado, I give you the chest, shoulder, and forearm!

The Shoulder

Straight Shoulder:When measured from the ( Read more... )

While getting the picture of Chevy, I found a wonderful "general overview" of conformation as authored by Lynne Shpak of Statesman's Morgans. I share it here with you guys ( Read more... )

OK...as promised, I'm going to start with the conformation clinics. :) I'll try to go pretty much in order, and this one will be mainly concerning the head and neck.

The HeadEach breed has its own idea of what the "ideal" head should be, but there are a few characteristics that are universal. For example, the horse's forehead should be broad to ( Read more... )

OK, based on responses from my post yesterday, I'm going to give a clinic on ideal equine conformation. I'll try to post on a fairly regular basis, but I can't promise anything, as there's a lot going on with my job and whatnot at the moment. I'm thinking the best thing to do will be to break this down into various parts of the horse, and outline ( Read more... )