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[RC] Gait shorter on right side - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Sharon Hahn sharon.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 
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How long ago did this happen?  Did part of his hoof come off with
the shoe?  Any possibility that the hoof is shorter/shaped
differently now, causing the gait abnormality?
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My problem is that at a trot my horse's gate is about 2 inches shorter on the 
right side than on the left.  This can only be seen on a circle.  It is not 
detected when observing him from the front or back at a trot (per the vet at 
Davis).  I don't believe he has always been like this.  I think it happened 6 
months ago during a trail ride where he started to lose his right back shoe 
about 4 miles out.  It took a while to come off, and after that he was clearly 
off (as if it had caused him to step wrong, because his feet are tough and he 
has never had a problem going barefoot even after having shoes on).


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