Pillar of Support 5 – His pillar of support emerges well in front of the
withers, which is a factor for lightness, and well into the rear quarter of the hoof, which is a factor for soundness. He evented at the international level into his late teens and then continued eventing at a lower level with a less experienced rider. 6 – His pillar of support emerges well in front of the withers and well into the rear quarter of the hoof. He evented at the international level well into his teens. 7 – His pillar of support does not emerge quite as far in
front of the withers as on the other two horses, meaning that it did not add quite as much lightness to the forehand. It also emerges behind the heel, which added to his risk for damage to the suspensory apparatus of the lower limb – bowed tendon, torn suspensory, etc. Given his risk factor (bottom of pillar), he needed all the lightness of the forehand
he could get. Sadly, he broke down on cross country and was euthanized as a result of the damage to the front leg after the suspensory apparatus was so compromised that bones gave way with each additional stride he took.
Humerus 5 – Here we see a fairly steep rise from elbow to point of
shoulder, which aided in this horse’s ability to be quick with his knees over fences as well as adding another factor for lightness of the forehand. His humerus is bisected by the pillar of support near the mid-point, adding another degree of lightness to the forehand. 6 – He shows less steepness to the rise of his humerus than #5, which is why he was not quite as tidy with his forelegs over fences, thus stadium was his nemesis. His humerus is bisected by the pillar of support near the mid- point, adding another degree of lightness to the forehand, which helped him on cross country when he had to put more effort into lifting his forehand to compensate for knees that were not as tidy as those of #5. 7 – On this horse we see a fairly steep rise to the humerus, meaning he was tight and fairly quick with his knees over a fence and had a factor for lightness of the forehand. His humerus is bisected by the pillar of support considerably nearer the elbow, adding weight to the forehand, which, in combination with the pillar emerging behind the heel, likely led to his demise.
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Base of Neck 5 – His base of neck is well above a high point of shoulder, adding further lightness to the forehand. 6 – His base of neck is well above a not-as-high point of
shoulder, negating any additional lightness to the forehand, meaning neutral in that regard. 7 – His base of neck is well above a high point of shoulder, adding some lightness to the forehand. Please draw your own conclusions of the young horse based on comparison. Unfortunately, only time will tell if your conclusions are accurate or not…unless, of course, you believe you can learn from history.
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About Judy: Judy has researched equine conformation for 30 years and has written three books on the subject (the most recent, an e-book). She travels world-wide giving conformation clinics for all disciplines. Judy also analyzes individual horses based on photos and gives breeding consultations. Learn more at
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