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Re: [RC] "knuckling over"? - rdcarrie My husband's Paso Fino gelding will knuckle under in the rear if his toes get too long - he has farily long, slightly narrow hind feet anyhow. We found that out when we went 6 weeks between farrier visits one time due to both of us being out of town. (We typically have a 5 week farrier schedule.) Just that one week's extra growth made a difference.
Dawn in East Texas -----Original Message----- From: Dyane Smith <sunibey@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: dawnsimas67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:01:06 -0700 Subject: Re: [RC] "knuckling over"? Amazing! That's what I have been dealing with this past year with my 18 year old. What is different about mine is that prior to taking him to the vet, he had occasionally stumbled behind when self-lunging around me to avoid being haltered. I took him to Davis, we did the whole 9 yards. He has a miniscule bone chip in the left hind leg (the one that gives way). I have since found out that many horses, especially those who have raced, have that and it usually does not bother them. He looked like he had a torn sesamoidian cruciate ligament, but, eventually we ruled that out.
When he isn't stepping wrong on that leg, he doesn't look lame.
His Bob Marshall sportsaddle does bridge even though I have the special bridging Skito pad, but since I have seen him step wrong when not being ridden, I am not at all sure that's the problem.
I have had him to a neurologist (weak tail pull, but seems to know where his feet are) and a chiropractor (needed some adjusting, but nothing major). Bute does not make any appreciable difference.
This is a horse I would really like to be able to ride. He is so responsive it's like driving a Mazeratti.
He has great feet and overall good conformation.
Horses! They can make you crazy.
Dyane
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