The artist purposely drew hooves in the front and paws in the back. It's a change from the default design. I like how it looks. I mean the animation is very wolf like but I can see what they were trying for.
The cirrus don't seem to have have sesamoid bones or pasterns so their feet aren't very horse shaped. The dewclaw looks like it was an attempt to make up for that but it's really not helping.
Ayrt I can also see what they’re going for I just don’t think it works bc you have two ends that are obvs going at different stride never mind the anatomical difference? (Also the extension being the all feet off ground moment is just uncanny to me tbh) The cirrus legs way more horse shaped than canid and then stylized I don’t see how the feet change that the hindquarters and bone proportions in the legs are like that
The bones and ligaments in a horse's feet really affect how it strides, and how the feet and legs absorb the impact of the ground. Lengthening the bone proportions of a wolf wouldn't necessarily change its stride into a horse canter. Maned wolf legs have close to the same proportions as a cirrus. Looking at a blurry video of one running, I think the maned wolf stride looks like some kind of mix between a horse, wolf, and cheetah.
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Re: Minor/Petty Salt Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-05-15 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)I like how it looks. I mean the animation is very wolf like but I can see what they were trying for.
The cirrus don't seem to have have sesamoid bones or pasterns so their feet aren't very horse shaped. The dewclaw looks like it was an attempt to make up for that but it's really not helping.
Re: Minor/Petty Salt Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-05-15 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)I can also see what they’re going for I just don’t think it works bc you have two ends that are obvs going at different stride never mind the anatomical difference? (Also the extension being the all feet off ground moment is just uncanny to me tbh)
The cirrus legs way more horse shaped than canid and then stylized I don’t see how the feet change that the hindquarters and bone proportions in the legs are like that
Re: Minor/Petty Salt Thread
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