Here is what I see:
Good conformation for a mustang
Looks sweet
Sensible under saddle
CURLY!!(always wanted one!)
kinda looks like Andy.
Be honest. What do you see in her conformation....could you see someone buying a curly...even if it was a mustang? I have nothing against them but sometimes trying to sell them is like trying to sell and arab at an AQHA show.
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Hmm, I am in no way a conformation expert. Her neck looks sort of short to me, her shoulder somewhat upright, and her butt/hip seems to fall off in the back. Her legs seem pretty decent to me though.
What would you market her as? If the idea is to sell her as a trail horse then my guess is that breed would matter very little (in fact, something strange like curly-blood might help). As a show horse you might run into problems. How big is she? You'd probably have less issues with breed if she's a pony so you get kids who think she looks just like Barbie's horse looking at her ;).
She is right under 14hh but has 2 more years of growing. I doubt she will hit 14.3hh....crosses fingers.
I don't think she would make it as a show horse but as a fun show/trail kids horse she should be perfect. I think I'm going to go meet her and see what her personality is like.
Sounds reasonable. If you're not thinking show horse then there's not a lot of difference between 14.2 and 14.3 anyway. I'm not sure when Curlies/Mustangs do most of their growing.
She'd probably make a super cute little open show/gamer pony in a few years if she's handy and sane. At that level her personality will be more important than her conformation anyway.
In my experience with the breed, they are very much a one person horse. They tend to be hardy (because they were found in the wild with mustangs). I think they are overall good horses, I love them. I dont think his conformation is great, but it looks like he needs to fill out more, so some of that might change, like the butt filling out.
oh, and he's got a great mane and tail, which is important in curlies, b/c some of them have manes/tails that shed out, so they end up having a bob tail.
I'll point out that selling a mare is always hard work. Combine that with mustang, and you may have your work really cut out for you. Oh, wait, she's chestnut, too.
I say walk away if you're looking for an easy resale!
Hahaha, chestnut mare! ;) I think she looks interesting, but I'm not a conformation expert. :( I guess like Andrea said, it depends on the target market.
LOL, I thought that first picture WAS Andy just glancing at it fast at first! Is her hind end comformation a little straight?
I think YOU could re-sell her, especially for what you have in mind. Might be a cool little horse! Any updates on this one?
I'm also no confirmation expert, except that her neck does look short to me -- and her legs look ok, but it can be hard to tell from pictures.
I do think she'd be a tough re-sell for a lot of markets, but you probably have the right idea with the trail/pleasure horse thing. Assuming she does well with ground manners, under saddle, etc. Looking forward to hearing what her personality is like!
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