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    Quarter Horse Geldings

    Nov 20, 2018 3 minutes

    JUDGING CONFORMATION INCLUDES the usual evaluation of balance, structural correctness, attractiveness, quality, and muscling, but also individual experiences and opinions. If we all felt the same way about the conformation of horses, we’d need only one judge as we’d always agree on a winner.

    I evaluate balance first and foremost. For me, a winner has a long neck, trim throatlatch, deep heartgirth, short back, and a long hip. Eye appeal includes a pretty head that’s feminine for mares and masculine for stallions and geldings.

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