Hmmmm not my usual breed choice but one of these are growing on me! I like that the breed can be big.. I been looking for a larger horse for a little idea I have...
Not many are interested in these, so I would love to see you adopt one.
The larger Marwaris are uncommon, but they are in my opinion a much better choice for breeding programs, they seem to have better bone and deeper body.
The larger Marwaris are uncommon, but they are in my opinion a much better choice for breeding programs, they seem to have better bone and deeper body.
Yes I did notice when doing a little searching some were 'thicker' looking than others and I prefered that look. Of course i prefer that with all horse breeds! XD
Yes, unfortunately not enough focus on the importance of sound conformation among Indian breeders - not all, but many simply breed for colour, resulting in thin-bodied small horses with poor legs. That coupled with bad hoof trimming conventions... you can imagine.
Ah yea. That happens wtih alot of animals unfortunately :/
Why bad hoof trimming on the part of the Indian breeders? Do they just not really have the right info or?
Why bad hoof trimming on the part of the Indian breeders? Do they just not really have the right info or?
Having long hooves, as you also see with Tennessee walkers, tends to emphasize the much desired high-stepping walk. There may be a lack of good info on hoof health and perhaps many guilty of this practice do not realize that long toes can lead to lameness. Once again I stress that not all Indian horse owners would fit this description and I certainly don't want to give the impression that Indians are not knowledgeable horsemen (long toes are a problem in western countries as well), but it just seems to be quite easy to find photos of Marwaris with long toes. Examples I found in a few seconds on google .. link, - might need to be logged into FB to see this one: link,
I see