Re: Re: Re: pre-purchase exams

["Michelle Rowe" <michrowe@frontier.net>]

> I do however involve him right from the start with a new horse.  Its
amazing
> what a good farrier can do over a period of time, even with a mature
horse,
> with corrective  trimming.

So here's a related question.  We have a horse who is 6 and has not started
his LSD training yet.  He's starting this year.  He's an Icelandic horse
(slower to mature).  He has a lower limb angle deformity - he's quite toed
out.  His joints have finished closing up (we had him x-rayed).  Since bone
takes two years of LSD to develop, does this mean we can make very subtle
corrections to his angles and try to bring his toes in a bit over the next
year?  My vet says no, but I wondered if anyone has experience with this
personally.

This horse "failed" pre-purchase exams, but we kept him as a trail horse for
my hubby to ride with me while I am doing LSD training on my other horses
(5-10 miles).  He's on Grand Flex to ward off trouble, if possible.

Thanks -

m
(aka michelle rowe)
colorado
http://www.redwrench.com