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Sounds like we're all talking about at least two different things:  
dragging toes when going downhill is one issue and that weird catching 
misstep on any sort of ground is the other.  My Andalusian (who 
definitely paddles as someone else pointed out) does the latter on 
occasion.  Scares the heck out of me every time it happens.  It feels 
like he's stepped into a really big hole.  One time last week, he was 
pretty tired at the time, he picked up his head from a nibble break, 
experienced that misstep thing, and we nearly did a somersault.   It 
was really scary.   I sat very still just thinking, "c'mon, catch 
yourself, you can do it, let's not die, c'mon, catch yourself."   He 
was pretty freaked out too.  I believe the part about timing/paddling, 
but, I worry that there's more going on.  His saddle definitely does 
NOT fit, so back pain might be contributing to the problem.  His other 
problem that I'm starting to recognize as a pretty consistent issue, is 
reluctance to go downhill.  Any ideas out there?  I'm calling a vet 
today to arrange a complete once-over but would love feedback from this 
group.
Mary K
lazykfarmatcomcastdotnet


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