I don't know anything about horses, but...

[ksalvagno]

Beautiful horses. I too just like to look at them.

 

[sawfish99]

While he looks pretty at first glance, I see a lot of confirmation problems. The problem with the front hooves is the heels are too high, which gives a bad angle to the hoof. I would be very concerned about the angle of the pastern. I'm guessing at the trot, you will see those front pasterns dropping real low, indicating likely suspensory ligament problems in the future. Also, the neck on the horse is way too big at the attachment to the shoulder. You will notice the back legs are out behind him instead of standing nice and square. While you might initially think that is just a poor position on the horse when the picture was snapped, that seems odd for someone marketing a $7000 horse. I would guess it is intentional and when the colt stands square, you will see his back is not very well put together and his rump is too high.

It is very hard to judge from a single photo, but I'm not really impressed with how he is put together. Of course, I'm not really a friesan fan either.

 

[Oakroot]

I think the fact that he is 7000 probably reflects his lack luster conformation.

I have to say they are very pretty but I have worked with several (knew a breeder). They are definitely drafts. Very ploddy, not very comfortable or fun to ride. They also are very high maintenance being extremely prone to heat stroke. Definitely one of those leave it to the expert breeds. I have worked with horses almost 20 years much of that time spent with high maintenance show horses but these guys are too high maintenance even for me.

 

[Lupa Duende]

I think he looks lovely!
We just adopted a sweet pony named Maggie. One of her former owners told me that she was super gentle; great with children; and, good in the saddle as well as driving. She came to us 'free'. (My children and I take in farm animals so it didn't matter how good she was performance wise- just another critter to love.
Well, the 'free pony' responds wonderfully to my children, especially my four year old; as soon as she saddled up and my son climbed on Maggie trotted off and my son started singing. Good horses are hard to find.


How many people here ride or drive?
I am looking for tack for a small pony, Shetland size.
Thanks in advance.

 

[sawfish99]

I think he looks lovely!
We just adopted a sweet pony named Maggie. One of her former owners told me that she was super gentle; great with children; and, good in the saddle as well as driving. She came to us 'free'. (My children and I take in farm animals so it didn't matter how good she was performance wise- just another critter to love.
Well, the 'free pony' responds wonderfully to my children, especially my four year old; as soon as she saddled up and my son climbed on Maggie trotted off and my son started singing. Good horses are hard to find.


How many people here ride or drive?
I am looking for tack for a small pony, Shetland size.
Thanks in advance.

We ride and did a little driving in the past. As a general rule, you should start a new thread if you have additional question not related to the original post.