04/16/2020
QUIETUDE CEZANNE
(Cimarron of Quietude x Quietude Wild Tansy) Entry 17
Judged Supreme Champion by horse conformation specialist Dr Deb Bennett competing against 47 pure Morgan horses in Australia.
SUPREME CHAMPION FOR THE AUSTRAILIAN MORGAN HORSE CONFORMATION PHOTO CONTEST .
Judged by the world reknown Deb Bennett, Ph.D., Director Equine Studies Institute and Consulting Editor and Feature Columnist,
EQUUS Magazine and Research Associate, The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History
Comments from the class:
1st : Entry no. 17. A very strong c**t whom I have made Supreme Champion of this show. Here we have an outstanding shoulder and arm combined with good back and topline structure and a rock-solid underpinning with excellent bone substance, width of hock and knee – assets I would like to see spread far and wide among the modern Morgan breed.
Champion no. 17 also stands over more ground than Reserve Champion no. 50, has a deeper thigh and an absolutely spectacular, long and laid-back shoulder. Champion is not yet three years old and thus is still three years from full skeletal, dental, and sexual maturity,
but I predict a long and useful career for this animal who is a real asset to Australian Morgan horse breeding, both pure and partbred.
Comment on Supreme:
Most important factors in placement: Long pelvis with visible ischium; excellent bone; outstanding shoulder. Good neck length and attachment and superior withers structure (withers will get still higher and more sharply defined as this c**t comes to full maturity).
It is to be noted that the Supreme horse stands at the top of some very strong competition.
COMMENTS UPON PUREBRED MORGAN STALLION – CHAMPION AND RESERVE
As with the Purebred Mare championship class in this show, the Champion and Reserve Stallion represent different “styles” of Morgan horse. Our Champion displays Morgan type primarily through head shape and expression and the deep, laid-back shoulder which is so characteristic of this breed. But we need to remember that this is also a male breeding animal who can potentially get hundreds of foals. Whenever judging stallions I therefore especially look for features which are needed as correctives in the breed as a whole.
Champion no. 17 presents outstanding “bone” substance and well-constructed, broad hocks and knees –
the Morgan breed could certainly use more stallions with legs to match these!
