Re: RC: Very slightly off-set cannons

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Karen
Can't answer about her ability to compete in endurance, but the offset
cannons don't have to be hereditary if they were caused by the outside
or inside growth plates growing at a faster rate than the other, fully
correctable if caught in time and a not uncommon occurrence in growthy
tall horses.
I have a Hal son who had the same problem and belonged to a client. He
was not caught in time; however, I had Charlie Boles evaluate him for
endurance and, based on his movement, tremendous overreach of the back
end and extension in front as well as the fact he does not interfere
with himself and compensates by putting his weight squarely over his
cannon, Charlie thought he would make an excellent prospect and have no
joint problems. Soooo, you have to take the WHOLE horse into
consideration--- not just one blemish, or one positive, for that matter.
As Charlie said, you can have a horse with absolutely PERFECT
conformation and that horse would never make a good endurance horse.
Lots of factors, n'est pas, Tom?
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(yes, REALLY!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com


Karen Webb wrote:
> 
> I have a 2 year old filly, straight Egyptian, 99% Glennloch bred, and by
> Hadidi and out of a Kisra daughter.  She is tall, already 15.1 hands, well
> put together and with a disposition to die for.  However, her front cannon
> bones are just slightly offset.  You only really notice it when she is
> walking towards you from a distance.  It gives you the impression that she
> is a little knock-kneed.  To me, her knees look slightly tilted (not
> twisted) to the inside.  When she is standing square in front of you, unless
> you really look, you cannot even tell there is a fault.
> 
> Is this fault likely to rule her out for endurance competition?
> 
> I have a very good farrier who I just began using last year after having had
> to make do the previous year with ones who were not so good, before I found
> the good one.  My present farrier said that if it had been caught in time,
> corrective trimming could have eliminated the fault as he thought it had
> more to do with the growth plates in her front legs.  I have also read the
> condition (offset cannons) is hereditary.  If so, would assume that would
> preclude breeding her?
> 
> Your feedback appreciated.
> 
> - Karen Webb
> Epiphany Arabians
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