Gary Contessa Conformation Class, August 4, 2015

What is Conformation? Every breed of horse has conformational standards, and ideals--so what are those ideals for the Thoroughbred breed? What's "perfect," and what's "imperfect"? Does conformational imperfection indicate failure as a race horse? In his Conformation Clinic on August 4, 2015, Trainer, Gary Contessa spelled it out for 65 race fans. Enjoy!

[@ricardomedina3906]

Wow what an excellent teacher, great passion for sharing his fantastic knowledge, my most sincere thanks for uploading this great video

[@brendaterry6297]

Your a great teacher Gary...Enjoy your videos

[@hannahwebb4846]

My American Saddlebred had an offset knee on the left and developed a splint I always had to treat. Otherwise, he won a lot of ribbons in English Pleasure and even halter classes as a gelding that could place over stallions due to that nice backline and balance of conformation he inherited from his Rex Peavine sire line. He was a grandson of Society Rex, and had the nice backline that went with it. We did have to keep his neck sweated down, however. Bayberry had a beautiful head.

[@d1adam]

Really enjoyed this video. Its nice to gain some knowledge from a trainer like Contessa

[@CastleMc]

Great video!!

[@MarkRobertCuthbert]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Greetings from Ireland.

[@hannahwebb4846]

As for people, no one would ever have thought I could be a good runner since I am only five feet tall, built like a human Quarter Horse, and big-boned, but I was one of the top woman mid-and long-distance road runners in the Mid-West. Only reason for stopping is I needed to go back to school to learn a new job, and lost my husband from a ground airplane accident. I also had a smooth running style and didn't bob up and down like a lot of runners because I studied the martial arts before starting to run, and not bobbing up and down saved me a LOT of energy. STILL, all those miles on concrete roads and sidewalks did a number on my back and knees, so now, I walk.

[@gw7132]

Poetry in motion
Love that

[@hanney91]

Great!!!

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31.59

[@KK-px4hh]

at 26:15 he is talking about "She" and i was looking at that girl the whole time. lol