>>> well its sorta a trick question since he's pacey, yet his spine curves in a >>> rounded way. when just standing around. is it roach back? I think >>> probably so...So its hard for me to understandd a lot of this conversation. >>> Since he is never hollow even when he's hollow, cause his spine curves in >>> an arch. which begs the question how can he be pacey... just puzzles me. >>> But he is, no doubt about it.
There's one reason you can't judge "roundness" by simply looking at the horse's back alone, as I said the other day. You also have to know what conformational traits are there initially. A horse with a roach back (and yes, Jaspar's looks that way to me in the picture too) simply won't appear hollow like a normal back. What about croup angles? Some horses naturally have very flat croups, while many horses (a good many gaited horses) have long, downwardly angled croups, with low-set tails - I think they are called goose-rumps..?. Would you immediately say that a goose-rumped horse is less hollow than a horse with a naturally flat croup? Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/891 - Release Date: 7/8/2007 6:32 PM
