Cyndi Brown
Cyndi Brown holds judging cards with AQHA, APHA, NSBA, NRHA, NRCHA, ASHA, ARHA, and USEF, and has judged the All American Quarter Horse Congress; APHA World Show; and AQHA Championships in Germany, Australia, and Ireland. Brown has also been training horses for more than 30 years, having specialized in all-around horses and reining horses of many breeds, and currently trains for ranch and stock horse events. She also coaches youth and amateur riders, and conducts horsemanship clinics in the United States, Australia, and Ireland.
When judging conformation, I look for the perfect horse for that breed type, so I need to know what’s expected for that breed in terms of balance and structural correctness. Official breed rulebooks lay out those expectations.
Balance is the most important thing, no…