Keeneland Sale

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Originally Posted by magic_idol

Whats your main point at auctions chuck? For me it's the front legs i can get away with most conformation faults ( lets face it i look at a horse nowadays with no conformation faults & i think slow horse ) but i like the front legs to be straight & a good eye

With different types of horses there are different things that I can and cant live with. For example with really heavy horse you need a bit more correct front legs and never back at the knee. With a lanky, lighter horse, often fillies, there is a lot more I can live with if they are athletic enough. certainly I dont mind longer pasterns in horses with turf pedigrees but dont want muc pastern in sprinters or strictly dirt horses. The way a horse moves behind is probably more important in ability. I have had some horses that were awful movers in the front legs but made up for it with superior power behind. All that and one i can afford