Second: Gelding B

This gelding also appears to be slightly toed-out both fore and aft, though it could again be due to the photo’s angle. His head could be more ref ned, especially across the bridge of his nose. His throatlatch isn’t as clean as the f rst-place horse’s; you can see that there’s no clear distinction between his jaw and his neck. His neck is a little thick and ties in low at his shoulder, which could cause him to be heavy on his forehand. He does have good slope and length to his shoulder, though.

Gelding B has nice, high withers and a deep heartgirth. His back could be shorter, but its length in relation to his underline is good. He could use more length to his hip, and his muscling doesn’t extend into his hocks as well as Gelding C’s. His croup seems to drop off to his tail, rather than slope gradually. His hocks are good and have proper angulation for improved stopping ability and ease of maneuvering. His pasterns are both of proper length and slope.