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The foal is super cute! I feel like the mane on the adult could use some improvement? This is personal opinion so take it with a grain of salt but it’s my feedback. I see where the mane style is coming from with a brief google search, it looks accurate, but something about being translated to this game it just doesn’t look “pretty”.

I don’t want to be dissing on the art itself, Jenx did a stunning job! It’s just not a BC I could see myself getting right now because when compared to the traditional cob it really lacks some of that shape oomph. Would y’all be open to considering the… I don’t actually know the term, but the other mane styling I see on a lot of pictures of the Irish Draught online is the little knots along the top? Or a more even length styling that doesn’t look as asymmetrical. I think it might look a lot nicer.

Also, if it helps explain better, one of my favorite things to do with the national draft is to use the offside mane tack item because it makes their necks look really full and thick with a really pretty shape.

Me and my friend had the privilege to visit Ireland and pick up her boy from a breeder there and this art I close but definitely need a little more backside
Most that have traditional blood mixed are on the thicker side in the neck(like in the art) and a more powerful rear end. The American blood breeds tend to be more like a chonky Oldenburg style and most these end up disproportionate in size/muscle quality due to the "lankey" style horses it's crossed with. The perportions mainy depends upon parents and grand parents DNA but for art purposes I'd definitely go with the over sea big back porch to balance it out or its gonna look top heavy ... just my opinion but it's definitely good art portrait of the American style

I think the adult looks very weak in the hindquarters/ heavy in the front end… it just seems unbalanced.

And on the foal, from the hind pastern on down looks wonky.

I’m not good at figuring out to post pics here, I’ll share it on discord

I think they are beautiful, but maybe on the adult a little bigger hind quarters?

Thank you so much everyone we really appreciate the feedback and doubly so those who made edits on the image for us.