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If you check the feet of horses with asymmetrical shoulders, you'll often
notice that the heels on one foot are higher than the other, i.e. that the
horse has a "club foot". Having this type of structural instability causes
you to ride in balance with the horses imbalance, and the horse will resist
you changing leads or diagonals.

I have a horse that I let go with a "club foot" for years, believing it was
due to one leg being shorter than the other. Now? I'm working with his feet!
His shoulders - and heels - are  getting closer to being matched pairs.

Linda

Linda Cowles
Horse 'N Hound
New & Used Tack & Stable Supplies
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Redwood Valley CA 95470
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laurie Durgin
> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 5:10 AM
> To: LMOLSON90@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] Asymmetrical shoulder
>
> Been camping in the bookstores lately,while waiting on son to 
> be picked up; and perusing the Horse section of course (speed 
> reading comes in handy :0) . 
> Ther are two theroies:  One you are riding crooked, which 
> makes the horse crooked, which then changes their way of 
> going, muscling etc.  Second; horses have 'soft(weak sides)', 
> so you need to strengthen their weak side; Like using the 
> lead more on the weak side 2x as much. Or 20 meter circles 
> going the opposite way from their weak sid, erpentines and 
> spiraling in and out of a circle can help too.. Third: a 
> saddle can be asymetrical, or not distrubuting the weight equally.
>
>
> > From: "Lani M Olson" <LMOLSON90@xxxxxxx>
> > To: "Ridecamp Endurance" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [RC]   Asymmetrical shoulder
> > Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:53:12 -0600
> >
> > Since I became interested in endurance riding I find every day how 
> > little I know, and I've been around horses for years.  Still 
> working on 
> > a saddle fit problem and for the first time I actually 
> looked down my 
> > horse's back from the tail to discover her left shoulder is 
> much larger than her right.
> > Whole slew of questions popped into my mind.  Is it my 
> riding (I'm the 
> > only to ride her for seven years now)?  Is it her way of 
> going?  Is it 
> > the saddle problem?  What caused it?  What do I do about it?  Would 
> > equine chiro help?  ANY help would be appreciated that would 
> make life 
> > better for my horse.  Lani
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