I know it's not a real horse ? but what is my breyers doing?

Lark is not walking or backing.

Actually, he's just in a resting position. Horses have a tendency, when relaxed, to take weight off of one of their hind legs. They generally shift their weight from one to the other. It's also a sign of boredom....

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Yes, I know that the horse in question is not a real horse, but a model. It's still the same concept.

I'm 20. I still get one probably once a year or whatever is gifted to me. I collected alot when I was younger, I have over 100 now. I live in a small apartment and only display a few, but when I get a real place I plan on my significant other to build me some shelves to put around the top of the living room to display them. He likes them so I'm lucky lol. But once I started paying for my own horses when I was 16 I stopped collecting cause I was buying feed, farrier, hay etc. I now 3 real horses, 4 including the bfs I help to take care of. Plus the 4 or 5 that are always here in training.

He appears to be leaning back and resting a hind foot in a desperate attempt to counterbalance his obscenely long neck. Either that or he foundered-- how exactly do you overfeed a Breyer horse?!

Nah, if I had to guess they are trying to show a horse standing and stomping flies, or preparing to walk. No excuse for that model-- it was made back before they sold out to China. Hey, I live close to where the original Breyer horses were made. I should go to see if the owner remembers what that model is doing.

I think Rugged Lark is just standing off balance, but I've never really looked before. He shouldn't be backing, as he would have just placed his right foreleg down and is moving the right hind, wrong order. He could be walking, as the feet are in the right position, so they may have just lowered his hind leg so he could balance as a plastic model.

That is a pretty goofy position. This is not one of there better models. To bad. Rugged Lark was an awesome horse!

i think perhaps the modeler didn't do a fantastic job, or doesn't watch horses MOVE very often :P

i suppose he could be backing up... or doing one of those carousel pivots? like where they turn on the spot by moving both their front and back legs? or maybe he's doing a turn on the foreleg incorrectly, but i can't think why they would mold something like that. nice model, though.

lol i cant tell either, looks a little goofy. if i had to guess, i'd say he's backing up.

edit: i dont think he's resting, if he is they modeled it weird. my horse doesnt look like that when he rests (front legs would be squared up) i GUESS he may be walking...either way, this is semi-odd

I think he's just holding up that leg. Have you ever seen how some animals shift their weight back and forth between their legs?

That's what I thought it looked like he was doing

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It looks like he's just standing there. When horses stand in one place for a long time, they will sometimes cock their ankles, and shift their weight, like we do when we're standing. It looks like he just shifted his weight to his left side.

I like his color by the way. So pretty!

Hope I helped! Best of luck!

~Hannah

He looks uncertain,like my horse when he pulls back in a halter and we have to give him a little push. Very unique,i Kinda like it.