Cheeto

All right. So I was hoping to get some better pictures, but these will have to do. For now at least.

Meet Cheeto.

He's a 5 yo Pinto Arabian gelding. His mother was full Arab and his dad was 1/4 Arab and 3/4 Saddlebred. Cheeto's not quite full grown, but he's old enough so that I can make confident assessments of his conformation. Cheeto is being trained to show in Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure, and will hopefully kick off his career in the next year or two. The grey blob in the background is my husband. He might be in a lot of these.
Before we start, what Cheeto's got: intelligence/the ability to learn, willingness to trust, willingness to perform. Fundamental things, and he scores near perfect on all three counts. What he doesn't have: ideal conformation. But I think he can be worked with and have a happy life as a show horse.