Mold | Gait/Pose | Confirmation/Gender comments | Breed Suggestions | Avoid these breeds |
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Cantering | |||
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Standing | older gelding or stallion | Older Standardbred, foundation-bred QH, earlier-era QH, other stock breeds, grade or cross, light draft cross, Spanish Norman (Andalusian/Percheron cross), Registered Irish Draught, Irish Draught Sport Horse | pure draft, Arabian, TB, Australian Stock Horse, Foundation Paint |
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Standing | right side of neck/shoulder is flat, frog-eyed on right | ||
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Rearing | |||
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Walking | Mustang, Indian Horse, grade, foundation Appy, various types of Mustang | ||
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Standing | younger horse, good shoulders, "lazy eye" on one side (mold flaw) | Quarter Horse, other stock breed, Australian Stock Horse | |
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Lying | |||
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Standing | Pear haunches | ||
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Walking | Mold is more of a Foundation QH type, not a modern QH | Foundation QH, draft x light horse cross, British cob type | modern QH, modern stock breeds |
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Backing | short pasterns, short neck, unknown gait; no stallion characteristics, makes a good gelding or mare | stock breeds | |
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Walking/backing | side of neck is often sunken in; off shoulder muscled improperly | ||
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Walking | slightly long in the back, typical Breyer imperfect tendons & feet | Mustang, grade or cross-bred, Australian Stock Horse | |
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Scratching | |||
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Rearing | |||
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Rearing | grade, Thoroughbred, TB cross, cross-bred pony, American Sport Pony, Knabstrupper Pony, Quarter Pony, pony/horse cross, various riding ponies that look more horse-ish | Mustang, Akhal-Teke, Caspian | |
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Walking | |||
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Galloping | grade, mustang | ||
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Standing | |||
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Walking | Older pieces have weird "long" off rear leg/hoof for balance | ||
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Walking | |||
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Standing | better gelding or mare | ||
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Cantering (left lead) | |||
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Walking/jogging? |
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