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Post by fantasykiger on Dec 20, 2010 1:58:54 GMT -5
Okay I dug a little deeper searchign for pics, came up with this one... Kiger or ? ;D  |
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Post by barbhorses on Dec 20, 2010 13:42:49 GMT -5
hmmm certainly not a Kiger from the conformation, but the brand spot is also wrong for OR horses in general. The corrals and footing is what you see in Delta, UT. My first thought was a mixed bred type Sulphur.
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Post by kimk on Dec 20, 2010 15:25:07 GMT -5
Actually Kimberlee, the brand spot is perfect for the Oregon horses.... don't know what you mean!
I guess Kiger.
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Post by barbhorses on Dec 20, 2010 16:26:43 GMT -5
Really?? I always thought that the brand on Oregon horses was smaller and up farther near the crest and ears.
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Post by DianneC on Dec 21, 2010 1:07:05 GMT -5
Nice neck! head looks like Kiger to me.
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Dec 21, 2010 8:35:26 GMT -5
Dianne, funny you mention the neck...you and I have the same taste there! I was reading my new Phillipe Karl book and he was speaking of necks in the Iberian horse. A short, thick neck is easier to balance and collect up, while a longer, finer neck is harder for the shoulders to carry. Ah well - still prefer the more refined neck!
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Post by Brandy Deck on Dec 21, 2010 9:04:46 GMT -5
I would like to see this one all grown up. I bet it is quite nice. I am going to guess Kiger, but I bet we are going to be tricked on this one. lol
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Post by fantasykiger on Dec 21, 2010 15:09:00 GMT -5
Tricked  .. this is a Sulpher Springs Mustang, but I would have been tricked as well. It looks very much like some of the Kigers you would see in the corrals, when just brought in. |
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Post by barbhorses on Dec 21, 2010 16:17:10 GMT -5
Yea! Nice to see I can spot a mixed type Sulphur too! I thought the neck was placed a bit higher than what I am use to seeing on a Kiger. Usually you see higher set necks on Sulphurs, but this horse's head is all wrong and his hip doesn't look as round as it should, but still hard to see because of the movement and photo angle. The lumbar in Spanish type Sulphurs also round up oh so slightly creating a stronger back. I am not seeing that in this horse but he/she also isn't standing square to really see it... Not as mixed type as I have seen such as this horse: www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro/sulphurGather/Photos/day17.htmlAlso, it appears that my suspicions are correct as these horses were just turned loose back onto the Sulphur HMA. They don't look like Sulphurs, the just look like Mustangs. So depressing...  Seems like the only gene pool we have now in regards to California's Spanish horse breed is what we have in captivity because after each round up I am not seeing the classic Spanish type Sulphur in the numbers that we use to see. The BLM really mucked things up! |
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.. this is a Sulpher Springs Mustang, but I would have been tricked as well. It looks very much like some of the Kigers you would see in the corrals, when just brought in.
Seems like the only gene pool we have now in regards to California's Spanish horse breed is what we have in captivity because after each round up I am not seeing the classic Spanish type Sulphur in the numbers that we use to see. The BLM really mucked things up!