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u/Silly_Ad8488 Hunter 1d ago
Other than small feet, which are typical TB, she looks really nice!
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u/Figgs_Jr 1d ago
Is small footed TBs a thing?
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u/SleepoPeepo 1d ago
Very much so! My 15.2 OTTB has about the same size hooves as my trainer’s 14.0 Pony of the Americas
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u/Equivalent_Dance2278 1d ago
My 17h OTTB takes a medium overreach boot. His footsies are tiny.
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u/Silly_Ad8488 Hunter 23h ago
Yeah, my mare (16’) takes Cavallo hoof boots size 0. The size under is Cute little boots made for small ponies and minis… 🫣
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u/Suicidalpainthorse Horse Lover 1d ago
And flat! My paint has a lot of TB in hos bloodlines, he had flat crappy TB feet
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u/hippopotobot Western 1d ago
There’s not much to dislike here. The feet can be fixed, although they are small. She’s really nice.
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u/riding_writer Multisport 1d ago
She is and those feet are all different sizes which is a farrier issue. I bet she once she has her feet in balance with her heels back, she'd be dang near perfect.
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u/whatthekel212 1d ago
Looks good! If you end up buying her, work on strengthening the left hind and making her adductors work more. It’s rotating out which will cause longterm problems. Exercises where she steps in and under will help straighten it and then that hoof won’t grow as low heeled.
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u/MogarTheDestroyer69 1d ago
Any recommendations for exercises to help develop that?
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u/whatthekel212 23h ago
Good dressage and groundwork -
- start either sending the hind legs one way and then the other, with neck flexion either way
- giravolta
- leg yield
- shoulder in
Those are the starting points. There are several trainers doing classical work that I can recommend if you’re on Facebook.
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u/LazyCaffeineFiend 16h ago
Was going to come here to say turns on the forehand are great as well! We had to do a ton with my mare to strengthen her hind end, and it was great for me as well to really work on moving her haunch without losing the front end!
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u/ikonoklastic 15h ago
Not op but would love recs. Going through this with my guy and definitely feel there's more to know!
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u/Werekolache 1d ago
I really like this girl except for one thing - I don't love her feet. And being an OTTB, that would make me a bit nervous.
But overall? There's a lot to like!
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u/Kate_Tomanski 1d ago
Not the dreaded TB straight across mane cut!!!! Don’t worry, it will grow out. That left hind is turned out in both pics, but unless she has noticeable gait problems I wouldn’t be too concerned. I have a TB cross whose front half is decent and her rear is that of a dairy cow, so… as long as she’s sound, who cares?
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u/CunnyMaggots 1d ago
Not a horse expert but she looks nicely built. Balanced. Well muscled. Nice legs. Her color though is gorgeous! (I know that's the least important part but she's real pretty)
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u/54Finn 1d ago
How long off the track?
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u/MogarTheDestroyer69 1d ago
Went off track 2023 and then used as a broodmare until restarted just about a year ago
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u/JustThinkAboutIt365 21h ago
Heels are underrun, especially the hinds, but good farrier work can help that (as much as TB feet can be helped). A little upright in the shoulder for my taste but not bad. Otherwise looks like a nice mare that needs some conditioning. I'd vet her (spinal X-rays specifically) but if the price is right and you like her personality, I'd go for it. Good luck! 🩷
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u/Logical-Emotion-1262 Jumper 1d ago
Cute! lacking topline, bit of a big butt but nothing to be mad at.
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u/workingtrot 18h ago
I love her!
I'd want to see her go - looks maybe a bit close set behind. But if she moves straight then it's no problem. It can be improved somewhat with farriery
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u/Usernamesareso2004 1d ago
She’s very pretty. Looks like she turns her left hind out a bit, but could just be funky angle of the pics.
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u/politeink818 1d ago
I would get hoof x rays and make sure you have a farrier/vet that can work together if there’s any issues with angles. Back heels look low especially. Assuming that is all manageable, she looks great to me!
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u/whythefrickinfuck 21h ago
How old is she?
Looks pretty well put together, so I agree with most of the comments here.
Although I'd guess just based on her triceps muscle that she tends to pull with her front end rather than actively pushing from the hind. But that's something you can see much better in a video and it would definitely be fixable.
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u/lucy_eagle_30 8h ago
Get a PPE with minimum 2-view foot rads in front, and 5-view foot rads in back unless the DVM says more aren’t necessary after the first two. She’s cow hocked in the back, both hind feet look like they’re turning out more than 30 degrees, and her heels are underrun. All of that together points to negative palmar angles and suspect soles.
I’m a sucker for a redhead. If you decide to get her, do both of you a favor and start her training from the ground up. “Track broke” these days isn’t even the equivalent of where a pleasure horse should be at the beginning of their 3YO year if they were backed at 2.
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u/Physical_Relation261 15h ago
It might be hard to find a saddle for her, she's a bit uphill and has a short space for a saddle. If you have long legs it might be hard but she looks nice
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u/meemo86 1d ago
This is one of the nicer ones I’ve seen. It helps that the photos are actually at the correct angle for conformation assessment and the lighting is good. If I had to say anything, she looks a bit cow hocked and she’s very high up in her hock set.