Poll Recap: What Conformation Flaws Can You Live With?

Of the 1,074 respondents, 349 (32%) said they could live with a slight club foot in their horse’s conformation.
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A horse’s conformation plays an integral role in their usefulness and soundness as a riding horse. In last week’s poll, we asked our readers what conformation flaws they could live with in a riding horse. More than 1,000 people responded and we’ve tallied the results!

Of the 1,074 respondents, 349 (32%) said they could live with a slight club foot in their riding horse’s conformation, while 293 (27%) said they were okay with a horse that is cow hocked. Another 276 individuals (26%) said they could live with a pigeon-toed riding horse, while 85 respondents (8%) said they were okay with a horse that was buck-kneed (over at the knees). The remaining 71 respondents (7%) said they could live with a horse that was sickle hocked.

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Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer, is a lifelong horse owner who competes with her Appaloosas in Western performance events. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Communications and Leadership Development, and master’s degree in Career, Technical, and Leadership Education. She currently lives on a small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

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