Website Profiles Expert on Equine Functional Conformation and Pedigree Analysis

Wetaskiwin, Alberta ‚ July 16, 2007 ‚ Judy Wardrope of JW Equine today announced the launch of her new website at www.jwequine.com

Although Wardrope has had a website for several years, this new version reflects the change in direction that her career has taken. She is still writing for a large number of equine magazines throughout the world, but increasing demand for her unique presentations means that she is placing much greater emphasis on the delivery of her seminars and clinics on functional conformation topics. This website provides much more information and will, shortly, allow enthusiasts to purchase Wardrope’s book, currently in development, "10 Conformation Myths".

To quote her website: "For nearly 30 years Judy Wardrope has studied the top performing horses in both sport and racing to determine what separates the best from the rest.

"Looking beneath the glossy coats and muscle development, she has determined that function is explained by the way each horse's skeleton is constructed and how it impacts on the horse's ability to perform at peak efficiency. It's a matter of physics‚ both in regard to the equine skeleton and the tasks we ask our equine partners to perform.

"Understanding functional conformation allows riders and their trainers to select mounts that are most likely to succeed in competition or on the racetrack. Horses that are built to perform specific jobs learn more easily, display fewer resistances to training and conditioning, are less prone to performance related injuries and will have longer and more successful competitive careers. Because they are happier horses, their human partners are usually happier as well.

"Functional conformation, or form to function as it is also called, gives breeders another tool for selecting pairings of stallions and mares to produce foals that have the functional conformation to perform well in, and withstand the rigors of, specific disciplines.

"Whether the goal is to produce a horse that can jump higher, move more gracefully in the dressage ring, complete a 160km endurance race or out strip the competition on the racetrack, breeding for functional conformation will impact both the marketability of the offspring today and the entire horse industry in the future."

Over the past three decades Judy Wardrope has developed an extensive database of information on the pedigrees of thousands of horses in both sport and racing. Through her research, she has been able to identify the bloodlines that recur most frequently and have had the most significant impact on the best performing horses within individual breeds and disciplines.

This is a don’t miss site for anyone with an interest in horses, regardless of their perspective as owners, riders, breeders, trainers or enthusiastic fans.

For further information contact: Judy Wardrope, info@jwequine.com

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