Hi Karin
> Jasmin, I'm 100% serious here: I'm not really sure which of these horses > have "good" necks and which have "bad" ones. To be honest, none of those > necks look like they are ideal for dressage, if that's what you're talking > about. I didn't mean does examples as examples of perfect necks. I just wanted to show, that already in earlier days, there were necks, which were more refined (you have to consider, these are all stallions, so they have a thicker neck by hormones anyway). > But, if I were looking for a horse purely for > classical dressage, I wouldn't give any of these horses a second look, not> even close. They all look thick through the throatlatch to me. Obviously, though, Icelandic's are my favorite breed, so that's not what I'm looking for. maybe you got me wrong. I never said, I'm looking for a horse perfect for classical dressage, then other breeds would be my favourit for sure. I just mentioned a longer neck with enough freedem in the throatlatch (you gave me the word, thanks), has it easier to be on the reins, so i wouldn't go for an Orri's neck ;-) > > I'd never seen a picture of Ofeigur. He's my favorite of that bunch of > pictures, it is not Ofeigur fra Flugumyri, but fra Hvanneyri (grandfather of my Sörli) this is the Flugumyri Ofeigur: http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0004732.bmp product of strong linebreeding, os should I say inbreeding. > > BTW, I wouldn't begin to judge Orri's neck from that picture. It's taken at > an odd angle, and the way he's being ridden has no doubt seriously affected > his neck development - much like a human body-builder's neck will be quite > exaggerated and unnatural. Believe me, he has a short, thick neck. I saw him in natural, unridden and not being ridden for years probably in 2000. And from what he inherits to his offsprings, it can not only be a matter of training. In fact people say, his head sits on his shoulder. He compensates this a lot, as the neck is very high set. some of his offsprings: www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0024062.jpg www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0035872.jpg www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0039792.jpg www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0031632.jpg www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0028572.jpg ww.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0029122.jpg and I could go for a long time like that. Nevertheless, they don't get bad marks, as the neck usually is high set and they have a good sloping shoulder, which is one mark. Jasmin
