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Alright I've got one I don't think I've ever seen discussed here. My new
horse has a heck of a walk. Spent his life trying to walk off and leave
gaited horses. Yesterday Josie videoed me riding him on our gravel
driveway so I downloaded it on the Mac program where I can watch him
frame by frame. I noticed something really weird. He's putting his hind
feet down heel/toe like a person...not the way a foundered horse does it,
just bringing that hind leg so far forward in his stride that he lands
that way. I guess that got him that little extra inch per stride maybe. I
made still shots of both sides doing it if anybody out there wants to
analyze it. Sent them to Jody...farrier/endurance rider, and she said
she'd never noticed that on one before. I believe he also does it at the
trot to some extent. It's harder to catch it on the video but compared to
the video of Josie's horse, it looks like he definately does. Does this
mean I should get him some running shoes?

Angie

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