New Conformation Photos

[Life At Zen]

I just wish that whoever did that Gio Ponti picture hadn't gone nuts with the contrast/blacks/highlights in that image.

Are you looking at it from your phone? When I first saw it on my iPhone I was nearly blinded by the amount of sharp contrast/shadows/highlights. But when viewing it on a desktop, it looks normal.

[sweettalk]

looks contrasty on my desktop

[Flanders]

Castle Lyons Stallions
To see it first on that page, the photo looks normal, but to then click on it, they definitely did something to it.

[BlindLucky]

I just wish that whoever did that Gio Ponti picture hadn't gone nuts with the contrast/blacks/highlights in that image.

Are you looking at it from your phone? When I first saw it on my iPhone I was nearly blinded by the amount of sharp contrast/shadows/highlights. But when viewing it on a desktop, it looks normal.

Nope, not using my phone. Looks like a bad edit job from my desktop.

[Charlie]

Gio Ponti's picture is very contrasty on my laptop as well.

I Want Revenge looks much older than he is for some reason.

[Northport]

Some unofficial pics from DRF Breeding's twitter

Shakin It Up



Mucho Macho Man

[Della]

Mucho Macho Man's front hooves, particularly the left one, look weird - what's up with them?

[Izvestia]

Club foot-y looking? He needs to fill out, his neck looks so scrawny!

[BaroqueAgain1]

Photographing a very dark horse against a background that is a mix of very dark and very light is just such a bad idea. IMO, neither of those portraits flatter the colts...hope that they were just someone's candids and in no way official conformation portraits of the two.

[Horsebagger]

Wow, Mucho Macho Man isn't exactly looking like a $15,000 stallion, is he? He looks a mess at this point. Or is it just me?

[Northport]

Photographing a very dark horse against a background that is a mix of very dark and very light is just such a bad idea. IMO, neither of those portraits flatter the colts...hope that they were just someone's candids and in no way official conformation portraits of the two.

My original post says they are unofficial pics DRF tweeted. I personally am surprised to see that Mucho Macho Man is still as lean as he is, he has been at the farm since when, July?

[Diver52]

That picture of MMM is just awful.

[Life At Zen]

Wow, Mucho Macho Man isn't exactly looking like a $15,000 stallion, is he? He looks a mess at this point. Or is it just me?

Looks like he's having trouble putting weight on. Wonder how many ulcers his stomach has. Some horses are just hard keepers, though, and I remember him being a fairly skinny 3yo in training. He was retired in July, so he may just be taking a long time to come down from off the track.

[Izvestia]

My gelding took a good year to relax and put on weight after the track. He was internalizing everything (we think) and possibly thought he was going back to the track, so once he realized he was staying he got better. The ulcer treatment can take a while.
I bet this time next year he will look way better.

[mariasmon]

Gayego

[Summer Bird]

I believe this one of Birdstone is new.

[Starine]

I'd forgotten all about Gayego. Does he have a short back, or is he just at an angle?

[BaroqueAgain1]

I don't think it's the angle. IMO, it's not so much that he has a short back, but that he has a really deep withers. IIRC, Gayego was a very good miler, and his build seems suited for that.

[Starine]

I don't think it's the angle. IMO, it's not so much that he has a short back, but that he has a really deep withers. IIRC, Gayego was a very good miler, and his build seems suited for that.

Thanks. I definitely find him appealing; he still looks very athletic.

[Charlie]

I think Gayego was always short backed. Very solidly build horse, looking a tad chunky. Bird Stone isn't a flashy looking horse, but is well put together.

Mucho Macho Man has always been an awkward, gangly horse; not surprised he still looks like that. I also think that picture is quite unflattering.