New Conformation Photos

Flanders · Sun May 31, 2015 3:23 am

Ideal World (Kingmambo - Banks Hill, by Danehill) stands at Mauritzfontein in Kimberley, South Africa

sweettalk · Sun May 31, 2015 4:30 am

ugh, that background...

Flanders · Sun May 31, 2015 4:43 am

sweettalk wrote:ugh, that background...

That was why I posted it.

They also have a pic of G1 Byword and the deceased Fort Wood at http://mauritzfontein.com/

I honestly don't understand why they are photoshopping the stallions' photos. They have photos of other horses, yearlings, racehorses, mares, etc. that are really good and don't have the fake background. Someone there is talented with a camera. If anyone does Facebook, you should check out Mauritzfontein's photos.

BaroqueAgain1 · Sun May 31, 2015 3:18 pm

I have found most (if not all) Photoshopped conformation photos to be unfortunate representations of the horse. Why farms continue to use them is a mystery, because they often create more flaws than they hide. Maybe some owner's over-eager, would-be-graphic-artist offspring has too much time on his/her hands?
That portrait of Ideal World has given him feet so tiny a Unicorn wouldn't want them.

mariasmon · Sun May 31, 2015 9:32 pm

Declaration of War

mariasmon · Sun May 31, 2015 9:38 pm

Can the Man

lurkey mclurker · Sun May 31, 2015 9:42 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:I have found most (if not all) Photoshopped conformation photos to be unfortunate representations of the horse. Why farms continue to use them is a mystery, because they often create more flaws than they hide. Maybe some owner's over-eager, would-be-graphic-artist offspring has too much time on his/her hands?
That portrait of Ideal World has given him feet so tiny a Unicorn wouldn't want them.

LOL and Declaration of War's feet end at the ankles!

(Okay, okay - pastern/coronet, if you want to be picky.

)

BaroqueAgain1 · Mon Jun 01, 2015 7:25 pm

DoW is a hunk, and at least he is standing in real grass, so we can reasonably guesstimate how deep it is.
IW has been pasted onto what looks like a putting green...and his feet are still too small.

mariasmon · Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:55 pm

G1 Dubai Duty Free winner Cityscape (GB) is standing the SH season at Haras La Providencia in Argentina.

mariasmon · Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:58 pm

Reminding us all that you can't judge a horse based upon a single photo, Cityscape looks significantly less homely in this shot from Overbury Stud, where he does NH duty.

Diver52 · Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:55 pm

oh yes, his head and neck look MUCH better! Some people don't seem to have ever looked at the photo they're using to promote their horse.

mariasmon · Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:30 pm

Cairo Prince

Insane Crazy · Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:46 pm

He's pleasing overall. A nice looking animal. Plus, his damside looks like it might be more appealing than AP's. Wonder what sort of mares he'll attract.

From a Pretty Pony Poster side, I love his cute lil' head.

mariasmon · Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:50 pm

Winslow Homer

Cool Coal Man

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:00 am

Both those horses are attractive, each in their own way. Winslow may get the Pretty Pony nod with those dapples and that butt...which is so round that it should launch a thousand rap songs.

Too bad that WH was never the soundest sort.

Insane Crazy · Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:27 am

WOW. I must not've seen many shots of Winslow Homer before. I'm really quite taken with him, aside from his rather dainty legs (warmblood girl -- I like tree trunks for legs

). His neck and head are quite fancy. And yes, that butt is something else! I wanna take him on a hunter course. I don't love his pasterns, but I don't love most UBS pasterns.

Cool Coal Man is always much heftier than I expect. I like his substance. He also screams "AP Indy blood" to me -- those genes really stick.

EDIT: For giggles, here is Winslow Homer's old shot that is still up on Bloodhorse. This year's is a definite improvement, IMO.

mariasmon · Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:18 am

RuffiantoRags · Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:27 pm

Strong Mandate- Wowza!
Cairo Prince- eh, okay
Winslow Homer-nice, beautiful coloring in photo
Cool Coal Man-like, but not his hind quarters

tachyon · Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:08 am

Obviously this is not an official photo

War Emblem(USA) 2015

Insane Crazy · Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:02 am

Wow! He looks so...normal.

Like, I dunno, the horse you pass at the stables down the street driving to work every day. His little fuzzy ears! His outgrown mane!

I got a soft spot the size of Texas for War Emblem, so seeing him look like he's well cared for and comfortable warms my heart. Thanks for sharing!