Aged Quarter Horse Mares

HERE WE, have a class of mares, and as such, their femininity or lack thereof will have a bearing on placing. I’m judging them based on the rule book’s criteria of balance, structural correctness, breed and sex characteristics, and muscling, and looking for the most positive combination of those components. Balance is considered the most important of those, but I want a horse that best combines the most positive characteristics from all categories.

I try not to get carried away with the