Show Vs Pasture Condition

[Gizzmoe]

I dunno if this has been done before, if it has and I missed it somewhere my apologizes. Anyways I would love to see pics of horses in their unfit pasture condition and then in their show shape. If a particular horse gets sweated, I would like to know that as well. If you do not want to put that in the post, just pm me the info and I will keep it to myself. Thanks

 

[ThreeCFarm]

Here's our 28.5" mare as a baby in 2005:

In December 2006:

And then in July 2007:

That's the best I can do, sorry she's in her winter coat.

 

[Gizzmoe]

Here's our 28.5" mare as a baby in 2005:

In December 2006:

And then in July 2007:

That's the best I can do, sorry she's in her winter coat.

No reason to be sorry shes in winter coat. It just adds to the whole how good a horse can clean up with conditioning etc. Which is what I am after mostly.

 

[MiniDashofBlue]

Here is our coming 2 year old filly, early 2009

and then at a show in summer 2009, not really any conditioning, just good food, exercise, and a clip

 

[Mominis]

HAHA! It's like Extreme Makeover:Horse Edition.

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Ok here is my now senior stallion Maple Hollows After Dark (Bob)

Fuzzy:

First Clip:

Show shape:

Edited to add: This is without neck sweating!

 

[kaykay]

Baxters Just Teasin Ya

Pasture shot about 6 weeks before show season

Show Condition. Never sweated anywhere

Championship class area 2. Shes just a yearling here

 

[Relic]

Our chubby guy late fall

mid June after second clip and sweats

Beginning of July at first show and 2009 Canadian National Reserve Junior Stallion

 

[MBhorses]

wow

what great photos from before and after

 

[dali1111]

Here's an old picture of Bear (2005 I believe) after our first "fun" non sanctioned show. Pardon his hooves..we had nothing but bad luck with farriers until I found my current one. We knew nothing of mini nutrition and I think he was on horrible hay with a handfull of oats.

Fast forward to summer 2009. He was on the best hay we can find, a mix of complete feeds, ground flax and a little bit of corn oil. He is barely conditioned as I had a crazy work schedule. We also have an amazing farrier who has done his best to correct the damage done by previous ones.

Crazy difference hey? Almost doesn't look like the same horse.

 

[kaykay]

Dali I hope you dont mind but his hooves look better in the first picture. In the second picture someone has chopped off his toes making him look very club hooved in the front. You can see in the first picture hes not club footed but wow he sure looks it in the 2nd pic. He really needs to let his toes grow a bit front and back.

 

[cretahillsgal]

This is, Glitter, one of my 2 year old mares that I showed last year. She is a very easy keeper and always is so chunky, but luckily she is also very easy to get into condition for show season.

Last winter before we started conditioning:

In April after about 3 weeks of conditioning:

This is Pride, my yearling show colt from last year.

Before clipping and conditioning:

At his first show after 2 weeks of conditioning with sweating:

This is my other 2 year old show mare, Whispy.

In her winter coat though it is not too shaggy here:

Before her first show after just a bit of round penning:

And finally, Jewel, my yearling show filly.

Last winter:

And at the show. she was neck sweated.

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Ok I found another one Maple Hollows Black Pearl:

Straight out of pasture:

And clipped that same day:

I never did work to condition her she keeps herself in shape and all I do is groom and go.

 

[normajeanbaker]

I have been guilty of not sweating horses the past 2 show seasons. Sweats are already out though for this year! ~Jen~

Norma Jean Baker

Pasture Condition:

Show Condition:

Who's Your Daddy

Pasture Condition

Show Condition

VPS Just A Tad Bad(this mare is VERY hard to condition, as she has Anhydrosis and can not sweat and therefore can not work in warm/hot weather). We condition her in the fall, winter and spring. This will usually carry her through a summers worth of showing without having to be worked.

Pasture Condition:

Show Condition:

Lt Dans Magnificent Toy

Pasture Condition:

Show Condition(probably not the best photo to show her in show condition, as she showed out of the pasture this summer):

Owsley Fork Secret Rendezvous:

Pasture Condition:

Show Condition:

VPS Simply Irresistible

Pasture Condition:

Show Condition:

Fantasy Corrals Secret Treasure Too:

Pasture Condition:

Show Condition:

 

[Devon]

Eli ;

Clipped ;

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

Ok so I'm new to showing and would like to hit at LEAST one show this coming spring/summer if I don't chicken out.. So here's my boy, pasture condition, what areas would I need to focus on to get him in 'show shape'..

Most recent in January:

Clipped/pasture condition in August:

 

[kayla221444]

Lucky C, I love Doc, he looks so handsome EVEN in his winter hair

I love seeing these photos, nice transformations!!

 

[Zora]

Ok so I'm new to showing and would like to hit at LEAST one show this coming spring/summer if I don't chicken out.. So here's my boy, pasture condition, what areas would I need to focus on to get him in 'show shape'..
Most recent in January:

Clipped/pasture condition in August:

He is Gorgeous!

 

[Gizzmoe]

thnx for the awesome replies guys

 

[dali1111]

Dali I hope you dont mind but his hooves look better in the first picture. In the second picture someone has chopped off his toes making him look very club hooved in the front. You can see in the first picture hes not club footed but wow he sure looks it in the 2nd pic. He really needs to let his toes grow a bit front and back.

I don't mind at all, I'm always open to others opinions. The after picture isn't a very good example of how his hooves normally are. He was not actually trimmed like that. Bear wears his toes off the way he walks. What you can't see in the before picture is a good half inch diffrence between his left and right side. He also walked completely on his outside walls on his back feet. The previous farriers were quite flaky, sometimes it would result in a good trim, but most of the time they would butcher his feet.