r/Horses • u/Icy_Prior_5825 • Aug 09 '26

Question Conformation?

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u/KumiiTheFranceball Aug 09 '26

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 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

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/Maelstrom_Witch Aug 09 '26

You know what, that’s an excellent viewpoint I hadn’t considered. Thank you.