Sorry Ghost: "Horse Conformation" the basic proportions of the body structure. You know, like a persons leg is not 80% of their height. This is a basic necessity for the horse. If it is not conformed properly it can not function. They're not like dogs you know, with 1 breed having legs 2" long and another having legs 20" long. Basic conformation rules apply across the board. It's not a preferential thing or a matter of taste. A draft horse will have the same proportions of bone lengths as a light horse. He may have more size/weight/muscle but his forearm bone will STILL be of the same proportions to his cannon bone as a light horse. And calf-kneed (back at the knee) is still calf-kneed in either. Basic Conformation. That's what I meant they should have asked about. "Is this a good horse" regarding its conformation. If it is not, then you can't pose it realistically (because it's impossible) and your images will look "off" for some unfathomable reason. There is a whole genre of images undone because the animal that was responsible for even getting across this country let alone building it, has been relegated to the status of a toy. We have the abiity to give the various Vicky's 20 different lip shapes but not a good horse. While she may work on in the saloon, nobody will be able to get there s because their horses can't walk.