Re: RC: Re: Amblin', not Foxtrottin'

["Karen Sullivan" <greymare@jps.net>]

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From: "Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>

> My walking horse mare is the most sure footed horse I've ever been on.
> Over just about anything and never misses a beat

Hi Truman,  I remember we talked about it at the time...........think you
are lucky to have such a great horse (regardless of breed).  I also remember
talking to a guy who did Tevis a number of years on Walkers, he said the
same thing I had heard, that a lot are not surefooted, you have to be really
careful when selecting one.  He had a breeder in the Napa Valley where he
got his Walkers, and claimed they were very athletic and surefooted.

> Much of the problem you might be seeing Karen is toes that are to long
> and heels that are too short.
>
Boy, did we play around with foot angles on that mare. We ended up, over
time, standing her up so straight it wasn't funny.  And who knows, there
might have been something going on I didn't know
about............regardless; not worth putting $$$ into that horse, since I
ALWAYS worried after that she would fall down...........meanwhile, I still
had good old Ashley arab, that would go forever, shoes or no shoes, no foot
problems, smooth, and never fell down!

> Truman
>
> Karen Sullivan wrote:
> >
> >
> > On the other hand, would like to see a gaited horse that is raised on
rough
> > hilly ground, or taken on the trail at an early age.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> --
> Truman Prevatt
> Mystic "The Horse from Hell" Storm
> Buck's Mystic Karma
> Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
> Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
> Danson Flame - hey dad I'm well now and ready to go!
>
> Brooksville, FL
>