Liam's Map doesn't look 'right' to me, and I think it's the way his neck is set on his shoulders. It obviously didn't interfere with his ability to run fast, but it's kind of awkward and unattractive to my eye.
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BaroqueAgain1
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Honor Code is ridiculously handsome. Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't find a single fault in him...unless you're old-fashioned enough to remember the adage against four white feet?
Liam's Map doesn't look 'right' to me, and I think it's the way his neck is set on his shoulders. It obviously didn't interfere with his ability to run fast, but it's kind of awkward and unattractive to my eye.
Liam's Map doesn't look 'right' to me, and I think it's the way his neck is set on his shoulders. It obviously didn't interfere with his ability to run fast, but it's kind of awkward and unattractive to my eye.
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I don't mean to pile on here, but Ride on Curlin has really prominent fever rings/growth rings on his hooves. Something has been going on with those feet.Insane Crazy wrote:There's something about the width (top to bottom) of his nose compared to his throatlatch, and his eye set, that does not scream 'stately' to me. I think the forelock being pushed aside does not help, either, because it makes his forehead very...prominent. I glanced at some other photos and he looks nicer in them.mariasmon wrote:Hmm. I don't find his head at all homely. He's pretty handsome, IMHO.Insane Crazy wrote: Ride on Curlin has a bit of a homely head. I love it and would shower him with compliments on his "cutie face," but it is not pretty.The rest of him isn't too bad, though!
None of this is to say I find anything about him negative! I like him very much in his own way. Just when I'm thinking of my idea of the traditional handsome TB head, it doesn't fit.
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That's not a very flattering photo of Tourist, who I thought was quite handsome in person.mariasmon wrote:Tourist
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I just think there's something awkward and... I don't know, not very pleasing about that photo. And it's less about the horse and more about the photo itself, or the way he's posed maybe? He even looks slightly dirty. If there wasn't a logo on it, I wouldn't necessarily think it was a pro photo.mariasmon wrote:We always complain about stallions getting too fat. WinStar puts out a professional photographer of Tourist practically right off the track and we criticize that, too
Edit: I don't know, maybe it's just the lighting. I've seen him on the track a few times and I had a very different impression of him.
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Honor Code is a smoke show.
Danza might as well be a QH stallion.
Danza might as well be a QH stallion.
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I don't really think that's fair. All we said was that the horse looked awkward in the photo; I've seen other photos of Tourist and he is an attractive animal. No one is criticizing WinStar I think we are just expressing that the photo wasn't what we were expecting.mariasmon wrote:We always complain about stallions getting too fat. WinStar puts out a professional photographer of Tourist practically right off the track and we criticize that, too
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Americain is a BIG hunky horse. I know that he's described as only 16.3 hands on his Stallion Register page, but IMHO they're fudging his stats.
Saying Americain is 'close' to 17 hands is sort of like saying Kareem Abdul Jabbar is 'close' to 7 ft.
I wonder if Calumet has Warmblood breeders lining up their mares in droves to add some of that hunky handsomeness to their foals.
Saying Americain is 'close' to 17 hands is sort of like saying Kareem Abdul Jabbar is 'close' to 7 ft.
I wonder if Calumet has Warmblood breeders lining up their mares in droves to add some of that hunky handsomeness to their foals.
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Great googly moogly is he an eyeful.mariasmon wrote:New one of Americain...
Definitely his father's son but with a much lovelier head & neck. <3
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I love American's conformation, especially his stout legs.
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He gets that from his sire. His legs looked like tree trunks- the most solid I have ever seen in a TB.Ridan_Remembered wrote:I love American's conformation, especially his stout legs.
I love Americain- such a stunning individual.
He covered 50 mares last year.
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