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So, if you were offered this horse for sale, what would you say?

If you said "no" on the basis of the conformation, you would be losing out. The horse is "Bonzai H" who jumps for Sweden at CSI5* level. He is Baloubet De Rouet x Caletto II and there are five others out of the same mare jumping at a good level. And while the initial impression is off putting, the underpinnings of his structure, his legs and his angles, are good.

So don't judge a book by its cover, or by first impressions. Good horses come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

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