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Man'o'War
(Horsegears
opinion only)
Forequarters:
Long forelimbs, mainly
through the forearm,
leaving a slightly
shorter cannon in
proportion. The arm
shoots up at a nice
angle towards a
significantly closed
shoulder joint. The
blade is of just an even
length. The majority of
racehorses with a closed
shoulder, joint also
possess a slightly
flatter arm, but as
Man'o'Wars closed
shoulder joint also
leads off from a nicely
angled arm, it ensures
the shoulder blade has
good slope, leaving its
wither well set back.
This goes some way,
along with the shallow
girth, to explaining the
horses higher head
carriage. Despite having
only an even blade
length, the additional
fore traits above
provide ample scope for
stride extension.
Core:
The girth
depth is quite shallow,
however it also only has
to support an equally
shortened back, so
strength and proportion
wise this is not
problem. The overall
barrel volume is very
small, possibly not
leaving ample room for
lung expansion during a
full gallop. On the
positive side, the
shallow girth does
provide a freer and
looser action, while the
shorter back encourages
under reach from the
hind, which collate to
promising stride length,
Hindquarters:
A longer and stronger
croup providing superior
short term power. Nice
proportions through the
lower hind.
Distance gearing:
(Puff
factor) 1300 - 1800m (8
f)
Overview:
Some unusual
conformation traits,
that collate and match
well as a unit. Stride
length from the fore and
mid sections, while the
hind provides strength
and power.
***Man'o'Wars unique
Levering: The leaner mid
section, and very leggy
appearance encourage
stride length and free
movement, but still
enables the horse plenty
of room for stronger
upper prime movers
either end, from the
humerus, scapula, pelvis
and femur bones,
Effectively this
provides Man'o'War ample
proportions of both
strength and speed,
while also maintaining a
longer stride, aiding
endurance. This
conformation set
potentially yields
optimal versatility and
all-round athletic
ability, while also
significantly
maintaining a ideal
length/height ratio.
Very
kind to the eye.
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