Well I looked at the legs, and if your looking for realism, I thought 'no' The legs are far too thin to support a humanoid being. My own feeling is; For legs to support the weight of such a being, they'd have to be similar in size to a human. Plus also the hooves should be larger.

In this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4154518/ - I created a logical 'fur' . She's a HIndvalian, which is a genetically engineered deer. Long story short. I measured the front of my foot when I'm standing on 'tip toes' so to speak and set her hoof to that size. I can easy balance myself and walk (some :) that way.

Interesting statue!

- Shado

I won't agree - the creature from the sculpture has a very lithe body, built far lighter than standard adult human. Weight following cube of size, this allows for much lighter legs. Maybe not *as* thin, but far thinner than in the pic from your link.

I am only asking about the hooves not the leg thickness. Also I did ask about this sort of thing in previous journals but currently I'm just asking about whether the hooves of an animal can be wider than the leg.

So actually my question has nothing to do with anthros at all. (as well as having nothing to do with physically being able to support weight)

anyway I think my question was answered. So yea like I said, this is a subject I discussed before. But I was thinking of other factors besides whether the legs can support the weight. But whether the anthro can keep balance. (which you mentioned) As well as whether the anthro can keep traction on the ground. (which when i think about it wouldn't be a problem in natural terrain which is all that really matters since that's the only terrain that would initially have existed)

looking at different animals, I would say that it really differentiates based on species.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooves

look at the horse and camel, for instance, in the pictures.

Looking at the picture, and knowing the anatomy of a hoof, the sculpture is still wrong. A horse's coronet band covers the top of the hoof capsule, and that's where the hoof grows from on -all- ungulates.

It is a common mistake, one that could be easily rectified by taking 5 minutes to check a reference.

...or painting "flesh" the upper rim of the hoof in the sculpture.

Thanks for answering my question and for the terminology. :D

No problem.

Also, a very well versed and knowledgeable, long-time friend of mine has been working on an equine anatomy tutorial of sorts, and it starts at the hoof. :)

Part 1: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5080275/
Part 2: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5140162/
Part 3: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5651936/

She's pretty busy, so she's been working on it slowly, but those concern the hooves and lower legs. I've got lot of resources on hooves floating around, it's just a matter of finding them. :)