vicerys replied to your post āI always pictured the water horses as somewhere around 20 hands (sinceā¦ā
just based off of maggieās drawing, considering the proportions of both the riders⦠corr is kind of on the shorter side. definitely nowhere near 17+ hands. but iāve always imagined capaill uisce to be incredibly tall, leggy/sleek looking marwari horses
(WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN MAGGIE)Ā
Iām so intrigued by this topic, but I donāt know nearly enough about horse anatomy and racing to properly inform my imagination. What combination of traits would result in a 2000 pound, fast, fast horse?
But personally,Ā I love your description! My mental image of the capaill uisce is somewhat...nebulous? Sometimes I picture them as sinewy and serpentine, like a combination of Marwari and the Akhal-Teke. Corr will probably always look a little like Man oā War to me. And at other times, I imagine them heavier, like the Irish Cobs Maggie reblogged as Skata.Ā
(I say this all as if their size were the most incredible thing about them! Let us say nothing of the fact that they LIVE IN THE SEA.)