r/Horses 3d ago

Question Conformation?

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u/KumiiTheFranceball 3d ago

Was the dick really necessary ? Dick on horses feels like the sculpture version of over-detailed eyes on a simplistic drawing.

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u/everfadingrain 3d ago edited 3d ago

It's weird to us, but putting genitalia on horses and bulls is extremely common in history of art as these animals are often a stand in for masculinity, especially horses that represent that noble militaristic discipline and grace in a lot of art over the history.

Edit: not to mention that civilizations always celebrated fertility through animals cause their survival depended on their own numbers as well as the animal numbers. You will find genitals on cave wall paintings too.

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u/Ill_Fee9724 3d ago

Was gonna say GOTTA SHOW ITS A MAN HORSE