This is a yearling Friesian filly. Not mine, belongs to a friend. Looking for general opinions on conformation.
http://s61.photobucket.com/user/imensing/media/friesan_yearling_zpsdomz2rkh.jpg.html
Not my cup of tea. She is straight through the shoulder which also equates to being straight through the pasterns and is also very post-legged behind. Just my opinion though. 
She’s not bad. Butt-high straightens things out behind. Friesians generically have more upright shoulders - most carriage breeds do. This does by default usually mean more upright pasterns, but. But her scapula/humerus angle is open, which is good for range of motion.
She’s not a sport-horse type, she’s a carriage type. It’s not bad, it just is.
Compare her to this ISF stallion
https://www.ironspringfarm.com/stallion-horse-detail/2012-10-22/ulbert-390
He’s probably got more angulation in his hind end than she’ll end up, but she will have more angle than that her butt-high phase shows right now.
She has a lovely well placed neck, and looks like a decent back. I agree, her shoulder is a bit upright and her hind leg is a bit too straight, although it is hard to look at yearlings - a growth phase can shoot that butt up and make the hind leg look straighter then it actually is. But overall, for dressage, I’d look for one that has better hind end angles - it will make it easier for her to come under behind.
Is your friend looking for opinions or are you? Just wanted to clarify for commentators…
I know I would love it if I had a yearling a friend posted a picture of in a growth phase being evaluated online by random strangers…especially if she was a potential sale horse in the future.
My post is worth what you paid for – that being said, full disclosure, I do not have much love for the breed when it is bred for carriage… when it is bred for sport, I find them much more versatile.
She looks very correct for a carriage horse; they do like straighter hind ends, I’ve found, and they do tend to have longer backs. I don’t think her pasterns are too upright and she does have a lovely neck.
She is less straight than other friesians I have seen bred for the cart, but I would prefer a steeper angle in her shoulder for a bigger reach up front and longer stride. Her front legs look correct to me. What stands out is the forearm to cannon ratio; I would prefer a much longer forearm and a shorter cannon - they seem practically identical in length. A longer forearm would mean a larger more sweeping stride, generally, they are able to extend further before loading the leg. Typically the forearm’s length seems directly tied to the shoulder angle; short upright shoulder and you seem to have a less long forearm and vice versa.
Me personally, I am not a fan of the long back and weak loin connection that seems prepotent in the breed. They tend to develop moderate sway backs very early in their career; I’ve seen quite a few sans saddle and have always been surprised. Some of the better bred ones are gorgeous to look at and don’t have that problem.
Her forearm will grow in length as she matures. It’s not quite done at her age, though is closer to done if she’s coming 2, as opposed to just turned 1.
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Is your friend looking for opinions or are you? Just wanted to clarify for commentators…
I know I would love it if I had a yearling a friend posted a picture of in a growth phase being evaluated online by random strangers…especially if she was a potential sale horse in the future.[/QUOTE]
She was seeking some input from others. Friend purchased her as a weanling, and is considering purchasing the full sister. Its not my breed, hence posting here for some input. Its not a resale project
What did the keuring judges say? Friesians go through some very gawky stages, but also, I wouldn’t let imperfect conformation scare her away from a full sibling. What horse is perfect? And truthfully, I knew a PSG Friesian that had crooked front legs and a Grand Prix Friesian with a “carriage build” and a swayback (with an amazing extended trot to boot). Seeing what she can do under saddle and in harness is a better evaluation than standing in a picture.
Well I think she is a very pretty yearling! Yes she is butt high and a bit straight behind but goodness she is a pretty girl with nice set neck and clean through the throat latch. Very pretty feminine head.
As a dressage prospect, I think you would have to wait and see. Conformation is only part of the equation. Big thing in Friesians tends to be their canters or lack there of, typical of carriage breeds.
