Whew! It's been awhile! Sorry boys and girls, fans and haters!
Today I want to talk about conformation critiques. Why do people ask for a critique and then get all butt hurt when their horses faults get pointed out? I just don't get it. Did you think everybody was going to say "Le Gasp! OMG what a perfect pony!" Sorry, even the best halter horses in the world have faults.
When you see these "perfect" horses turned out for the show ring, be sure to watch the handler. The handlers know how to set up their horses for minimize faults. That's their JOB. They know how to set up a horse that may be slightly sickle hocked. They know where to put a horses head to hide an imperfect neck. They know how far they need to rock back a horse that stands under himself.
Are you only looking at these fabled perfect horses in print? Do you realize how much photo editing is done to these pictures before it goes to print? And what it takes to get a shot worthy of even bothering to photo edit? I'm betting that most of you would be quite surprised if you saw these "perfect" horses dressed down and in their farm clothes!
Shall we even get into corrective grooming? Neck sweats, etc?
Moral of the story: Don't ask for a critique if you can't handle it. No horse is perfect. Does that mean your horse sucks? Nope. If he/she does what you ask if them and stay sound doing it, don't worry about it! Love your horses, and try your hardest to become the person they think you are. :)
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