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[RC] club foot - big deal? - DreamWeaver


But the biggest flaw is his right front (of course) which is pretty
clubby.  I've had horses with a couple degree difference and it hasn't
been a problem.  This club is probably 4-5 degrees different and pretty
obvious.  It's not a bad foot otherwise.  I'm going to measure the
angles tomorrow if I can find some solid ground.

My horse Rocky has a club foot. He's got about a 5 degree difference, and for most of his 7000+ miles (and still going) career he has had a wedgepad on the other foot (it's underslung and is really worse than the club foot).

So my question is, how big of a deal is this?

It all depends on the horse. Some will succeed in spite of any flaws, and others will fail that appear to have everything going for them. We only succeeded because we were told we couldn't do it. :+D At some point I'll probably figure out that he just isn't suited for endurance and give up trying <vbg>.

Karen
in NV




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