Thank you! I love my old man! I think the term you were looking for is sickle hocked on the rear? I see it slightly but it isn't a big fault in performance horses, same with a slight cow hock. Some days I see a cowhock and some days I don't. The toeing out in front I think was the deep sand in the pictures because he actually toes in a little and shows it when he needs a trim. It is very mild, and I am so used to horses toeing out that I look at him and he looks very straight to me. I had thought about sweating his throatlatch a little, buit figured at 22 years old, I don't plan on showing him anymore and I am iffy about breeding him to the public, so as of right now he can be a gorgeous hunk in my pasture with a thicker throatlatch, lol.

He is a very easy horse to get along with. He is quiet and overall just keeps to himself. A friend came over today and she helped hold a mare for breeding and she was amazed at how gentle he is. I was surprised because he nipped the mare a little harder then normal, the mare doesn't stand well, and I am assuming the nipping the stifle on th emare is a way to see if she is still receptive or if she is not quite in enough and he might get kicked. Either way he uses his lips only for it and I was surprised and my friend told me stories of her grandpa's appy stud who required 4 people to bree dhim. I guess he was rough and hard to handle, but they still bred him because he threw nice babies i guess. of course this was 10 years ago. Either way, after that we washed him down and dressed him in a fancy show halter and took pics. The pics came out OK although more blurry then most and not really set up well, he was not in a mood to stand still in a grassy front yard. He wanted to graze and if he stood set up he protested with his ears back. lol.

Either way, He is really is a true gentleman. He reminds me of the neighbor who is so quiet you never know they are home. Or the friend who needs a place to crash and never overstays their welcome. He is a nice boy.