Is conformation more important than pedigree

[Danzig]

conformation in some degree is overrated....there is no perfect horse out there, altho some come closer than others. even buzz chace says he doesn't pay a whole lot of attention as all horses have issues of one kind or another. sunday silence didn't have much of either--funny tho, no one told him!


i guess it all comes down to the breeding to race or breeding to sell question. or buying to breed/race. i think more buyers will overlook bad conformation than bad or over breeding.

[Sightseek]

You can't really answer this question until you know what and whom you are buying a horse for.

The mind and heart is what really makes the racehorse so if you can see something in the horse's behavior that says he is a 'serious' animal than a lot of things you are willing to forgive if you want to race him for your own stable. There are a lots of good looking and/or well bred horses out there so a smart advisor is probably THE most important.

[Cannon Shell]

depends on the pedigree and depends on the conformation

Abit of both for me, I like a free flowing stride & a forward yearlings but as i mainly deal with fillies & mares i like to see lots of black type & bred to
black type stallions it helps moving them on later plus my moto is & excuse the french ( yes i know theres a few exceptions ).
If you start with Crap & bred it to Crap dont be surprised when you get ****

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Magic_Idol

Abit of both for me, I like a free flowing stride & a forward yearlings but as i mainly deal with fillies & mares i like to see lots of black type & bred to
black type stallions it helps moving them on later plus my moto is & excuse the french ( yes i know theres a few exceptions ).
If you start with Crap & bred it to Crap dont be surprised when you get ****:D

AMEN...

[sumitas]

any horse with good conformation deserves consideration. and pedigree is so much more than one generation. one needs to look at the entire pedigree.