Re: butt leaning

["Jessica Spoone" <jspoone@triad.rr.com>]

My 5 yo gelding has been known to do that too. I have never figured it out
and just wrote it off to his quirky personality hehe. He doesn't and never
has shown any lamemess or problems and wasn't started under saddle till 4.
If your extremely worried have your vet check her out if not just keep an
eye on it and don't worry.
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From: <guest@endurance.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:47 PM
Subject: RC: butt leaning


> suzanne mounts mountss@usfca.edu
> Hi all,
>
> I have sort of an odd question and would like to take advantage of the
> wealth of experience on this list.
>
> I recently retired a horse with arthritic hocks.  One of the first signs
> of trouble was the fact that he started leaning his backside--against
> posts, fences, the front of the barn, whatever.
>
> I've recently gotten a new mare, ran in the mountains of Colorado until 5
> years old, then gently started by an expert horseman. She has not been
> worked hard at all. She will be 6 this spring.
>
> I've noticed that she seems to be leaning against the fence.  Not
> scratching her tail; just leaning her backside against the fence, with one
> foot cocked. Haven't noticed yet whether it is consistently one foot or
> the other which is cocked (another early sign with the gelding).
>
> She otherwise seems perfectly sound--lovely movement, none of the symptoms
> shown by the above gelding (toe dragging, reluctance to go down hill,
> etc.)  But given my experience with the gelding, this behavior makes me
> nervous.
>
> Have any of you observed this kind of behavior, unrelated to lameness
> problems.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Suzanne Mounts
> Oakland, CA
>
>
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