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Re: [RC] Still on breeeding ............ - Kristene SmutsThe horse's toes just turned in a bit. An endurance vet replied, "A lot of the best ones end up that way...I don' t know if they are when they start or not". Got me thinking.>> Angie, if you study the definition (pictures) of conformation and see what a true pigeon toe looks like, then "he toes slightly turned in" is not by definition a pigeon toe. The entire leg is affected with pigeon toes, especially from the knee down - bench knees are the most common affliction with pigeon toes. Since learning more about good loins, I now too look at "long backs" differently, but I would still steer clear of TB type backs. As an aside, over the weekend I was watching the Rider's Tour (jumping) on telly and the most striking feature on every horse was the long back - you could place an entire saddle and rider behind the saddle!! Cheers Kristene ===========================================================Many of the endurance riders in our top echelons of competition, now and in the past, exemplify the 'common man' not the hierocracy. It is this possibility, this chance to come to the fore, that makes endurance competition of the Aussie/American type so much more desirable to part of the world. ~ Bob Morris ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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