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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Seeing Through the Photos (Star of the Beast Edition)

March 18, 2026Aubrey GrahamAubrey Graham#CONFORMATION, #KENTUCKY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, Equine Wellness, Thoroughbred LogicComments Off

“A few hundred pounds and top line will always make them look better, but when you’re starting from a nicely angled hip and shoulder, you already know that you’re headed in the right direction.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Over at the Knee

August 27, 2025Aubrey GrahamAubrey Graham, Sponsored#CONFORMATION, #KENTUCKY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, #series, Thoroughbred LogicComments Off

“Over at the knee” — conformation flaw or functional detail? 🤔 Read on for what it really means for soundness and performance. (more…)

Training in the Right Way: What to Look for in a Dressage Horse, Part 2

April 21, 2024Gwyneth McPhersonGwyneth McPherson#CONFORMATION, #Dressage Show, #Dressage Showing, #Dressage Training, #Forward Thinking Dressage, #HORSE TRAINING, #Training in the right way, #Training Scale, #USDF, #USEFComments Off

This is the second of a three-part series that explores what to look for when selecting a dressage horse. Today’s article focuses on the conformation that lends itself to a successful dressage horse.
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Training in the Right Way: What to Look for in a Dressage Horse, Part 1

April 8, 2024Gwyneth McPhersonGwyneth McPherson#CONFORMATION, #DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS, #Dressage Showing, #Dressage Training, #horsetraining, #Training in the right way, #Training Scale, #USDF, #USEFComments Off

This is the first of a three-part series that explores what to look for when selecting a dressage horse. Today’s article focuses on the three parts needed for a successful dressage horse: temperament, conformation, and movement. (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic: Conformation Photo Critique

July 26, 2023Aubrey GrahamAubrey Graham#CONFORMATION, #series, Thoroughbred LogicComments Off

“Conformation photos are hard. But they are also so ridiculously important. Put bluntly, a good conformation photo can sell a horse… But just as easily, a poor conformation photo can cause folks to skip over your horse, your sales, and your farm.” (more…)

Yay or Neigh: Is Conformation Truly a Deal-Breaker?

November 7, 2018Kristen KovatchContributor#CONFORMATIONLeave a comment

Conformation is key for helping to assess a horse’s longevity in a sporthorse career — but should it be the be-all end-all of horse shopping? Emma Masse takes an honest overview of conformation in a horse shopping context.

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5 Conformation Faults You Didn’t Know You Needed

May 11, 2017Kristen KovatchMaria Wachter#CONFORMATIONLeave a comment

There’s a plus side to everything!

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Balancing the Horse: A Closer Look at Posture, Part II

March 3, 2017Kristen KovatchContributor#CONFORMATION, #HORSE HEALTH, PostureLeave a comment

Yesterday, Julie Weisz described the importance of posture in developing the horse as an athlete. Today, she’s walking us through two stationary exercises everyone can do at home to help!

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Balancing the Horse: A Closer Look at Posture, Part I

March 2, 2017Kristen KovatchContributor#CONFORMATION, #HORSE HEALTH, PostureLeave a comment

While we cannot change a horse’s basic bone structure or the length and shape of the bones in their skeleton, we can affect the development of muscles and the horse’s basic posture. Julie Weisz describes the importance of posture in developing the horse.

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I like big ears and I cannot lie

December 27, 2013Heather BensonUncategorized#CONFORMATION10 Comments

Thanks to Lara Knight’s awesome “You’re Going to Use That Thoroughbred for What?” piece earlier this week, I finally found personal validation on an idea near and dear to my heart: That mares with big ears are superior athletes and competitors. (more…)

“A few hundred pounds and top line will always make them look better, but when you’re starting from a nicely angled hip and shoulder, you already know that you’re headed in the right direction.” (more…)

“Over at the knee” — conformation flaw or functional detail? 🤔 Read on for what it really means for soundness and performance. (more…)

This is the second of a three-part series that explores what to look for when selecting a dressage horse. Today’s article focuses on the conformation that lends itself to a successful dressage horse. (more…)

This is the first of a three-part series that explores what to look for when selecting a dressage horse. Today’s article focuses on the three parts needed for a successful dressage horse: temperament, conformation, and movement. (more…)

“Conformation photos are hard. But they are also so ridiculously important. Put bluntly, a good conformation photo can sell a horse… But just as easily, a poor conformation photo can cause folks to skip over your horse, your sales, and your farm.” (more…)

Conformation is key for helping to assess a horse’s longevity in a sporthorse career — but should it be the be-all end-all of horse shopping? Emma Masse takes an honest overview of conformation in a horse shopping context.

There’s a plus side to everything!

Yesterday, Julie Weisz described the importance of posture in developing the horse as an athlete. Today, she’s walking us through two stationary exercises everyone can do at home to help!

While we cannot change a horse’s basic bone structure or the length and shape of the bones in their skeleton, we can affect the development of muscles and the horse’s basic posture. Julie Weisz describes the importance of posture in developing the horse.

This is the second of a three-part series that explores what to look for when selecting a dressage horse. Today’s article focuses on the conformation that lends itself to a successful dressage horse.
(more…)