Overall it's a nicely set up, Ideally I'd liek to see the handler moved back a smitch to be pretty much at a level with the horses' throatlatch, and the reins to be coming out fo the TOP of his hand, not the bottom. But unfortunately this model doesn't work as a showmanship horse at all since the Keen mold is CANTERING, not jogging.
The Barrels photo:
I'd place the horse coming out of the barrels, about a stride out. the barrel is out of scale, needs to be a bit bigger. Girth should be moved forward so it lies in the heartgirth area of the barrel. And Nosebands are a no-no. If you don;t want to trim that off the factory bridle, then fake it as a tie down for classes like this by making a connector and breast collar our of some ribbon or leather lace. :) trim up the saddle pad a bit for a neater look. Good job remembering the boots!
Photo 1: I agree with all of plastiqueponi's critiques. No matter how nice the photo, a cantering model doesn't belong in a showmanship class. There's simply no way to make this work.
Photo 2: At first glance this barrel racing entry is very cute. I like the bright colors and the photo itself is very attractive. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold up well on close inspection.
The main issue is that the horse does not seem to be interacting with the barrel at all. He's turning slightly, but his attention seems to be focused somewhere ahead of him. He looks like he's going to canter right past that barrel instead of turning around it!
Additionally, this entry has a lot of tack issues. Since this is a timed event, I'm not bothered by the noseband on the bridle. However, I can see the left side bit shank has fallen out of position. Also, the saddle is so far back the seat is sloping downhill. Models with big manes are not very tack friendly. Taking the photo from an angle might help disguise the problem, but it's probably impossible to get the saddle to fit under than mane. Lastly, the hind boots look very tall and sort of messy. I do appreciate the fact that there *are* boots but these could be fitted better.
From Rita: Barrel Racing pic, I agree with all the comments in the statement. However the wraps on the back legs need to be smoothed out, on a real horse you'd get sores from wraps all bunched up like that.
Photo #1 - this would be a fabulous entry - except the wrong model is presented. Try it again with a different model. Photo #2 - again, not the appropriate model for the event - if this model is to be used, perhaps racing away from the barrels after circling the last one. Tack issues - same as above. Linda Watson, ancient judge.
On the showmanship photo:
ReplyDeleteOverall it's a nicely set up, Ideally I'd liek to see the handler moved back a smitch to be pretty much at a level with the horses' throatlatch, and the reins to be coming out fo the TOP of his hand, not the bottom. But unfortunately this model doesn't work as a showmanship horse at all since the Keen mold is CANTERING, not jogging.
The Barrels photo:
I'd place the horse coming out of the barrels, about a stride out. the barrel is out of scale, needs to be a bit bigger. Girth should be moved forward so it lies in the heartgirth area of the barrel. And Nosebands are a no-no. If you don;t want to trim that off the factory bridle, then fake it as a tie down for classes like this by making a connector and breast collar our of some ribbon or leather lace. :) trim up the saddle pad a bit for a neater look. Good job remembering the boots!
Photo 1: I agree with all of plastiqueponi's critiques. No matter how nice the photo, a cantering model doesn't belong in a showmanship class. There's simply no way to make this work.
ReplyDeletePhoto 2: At first glance this barrel racing entry is very cute. I like the bright colors and the photo itself is very attractive. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold up well on close inspection.
The main issue is that the horse does not seem to be interacting with the barrel at all. He's turning slightly, but his attention seems to be focused somewhere ahead of him. He looks like he's going to canter right past that barrel instead of turning around it!
Additionally, this entry has a lot of tack issues. Since this is a timed event, I'm not bothered by the noseband on the bridle. However, I can see the left side bit shank has fallen out of position. Also, the saddle is so far back the seat is sloping downhill. Models with big manes are not very tack friendly. Taking the photo from an angle might help disguise the problem, but it's probably impossible to get the saddle to fit under than mane. Lastly, the hind boots look very tall and sort of messy. I do appreciate the fact that there *are* boots but these could be fitted better.
From Rita:
ReplyDeleteBarrel Racing pic, I agree with all the comments in the statement. However the wraps on the back legs need to be smoothed out, on a real horse you'd get sores from wraps all bunched up like that.
Photo #1 - this would be a fabulous entry - except the wrong model is presented. Try it again with a different model.
ReplyDeletePhoto #2 - again, not the appropriate model for the event - if this model is to be used, perhaps racing away from the barrels after circling the last one. Tack issues - same as above. Linda Watson, ancient judge.