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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2011 19:39:57 GMT
So what do you think is the one thing you need in a Horse, Conformation/Movement or Temprament?  |
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Post by orangeblob on Feb 26, 2011 21:51:44 GMT
Yep agree with ilovehunting, depends on what the horse will be doing and the level of Knowledge of the rider, one thing i do have to say is a lot of the top competition horses have 'quirks' :-)
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Post by Milliesmum on Feb 26, 2011 21:58:08 GMT
Well I've voted temperament as when I can buy a horse the one thing I won't compromise on is what's between it's ears!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2011 22:08:38 GMT
Yes i think it depends on what you want from the horse, if you are learning to ride or just want a schoolmaster, temprament would be the best. But if you are showing at county level or your a producer maybe conformation/movement would be best. But i do hate ponies with nasthy/nontrainable tempraments.
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Post by ashadow on Mar 10, 2011 13:09:20 GMT
Conformation/movement. When I got my connie last year we got him for this as he went really badly when I tried him as had been in a field for 6 months and even now as much as he is a lot better he still has his 'quirky' moments lol
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Post by victoria (highhill) on Mar 10, 2011 13:11:59 GMT
well i would say you will never change a horse's temperament (well not unless you do something horrible to it). Unless it has a nice temperament you may be limited as to what you could do with it anyway. If it has fairly correct conformation chances are it will move reasonably well anyway
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Post by fayeandash on Mar 10, 2011 13:37:46 GMT
I chose temprament, for a childs pony i think this has to be the most important factor when it comes to buying a pony, there is no point having perfect conformation if it isn't safe for a child to ride  |
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Post by greygirl21 on Mar 10, 2011 13:40:48 GMT
I agree with most posters in this.
It is all based on what the horse's purpose shall be.
Myself, I do alot of HOYS showing, so conformation and straightness is of upmost important to me.
Now thats all well and good, if you've got a slightly older jockey to pair a horse with good conformation, yet a very hard temperament, then its not too much of a problem. Alternatively, if you have a young jockey for a 128SP, that has an incredibly bad attitude, then it just doesn't work.
Equally, I think the temperament is also very important, and these days, as many of you highly showing horse gossipers will know, - it is bloody difficult trying to find something that has been unseen/unshown, that has a genuine temperament, being a good sort for its breed.
Out of the two options, if I was a judge, and there was a pony with impeccable manners, being a genuine ride, I would much rather pick that pony out over a rude, and difficult pony with brilliant conformation.
I think sometimes, the showing world forgets these factors.
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