[RC] montana cinch? - Lisa Douglass

I like your way of describing your horse, her conformation and her 
"grazer toe."  I had a very similarly conformed horse (he always put his 
right foot back).  Also close coupled and could turn on a dime, and speedy!
Laney

Kearby, Kate G Civ 748 CBSG/OM wrote:
> Now my young mare if left barefoot has grazer toe.  That can be trimmed 
> out and managed by shoeing and doesn't seem to effect her way of going.  
> This is from being so short necked (I bred for longer than mom's to a 
> stallion with a nice loooong neck and got 'a head glued on at the 
> shoulder')  She always puts the left foot back to graze and if not shod 
> the hoof gets a dip in the front and really starts to looked clubbed.  
> If you've ever ridden a horse that bows that's what it feels like in the 
> saddle if I can't find tall grass or deep water on the trail, when I let 
> her graze or drink.  Being so all over close coupled she can turn on a 
> dime.  And has that 5mph walk? 
>
>  
>
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> *From:* heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:53 AM
> *To:* Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
> *Cc:* 'Kearby,Kate G Civ 748 CBSG/OM'; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* RE: [RC] club foot vs hi/low syndrome
>
>  
>
> Having legs longer than what fits the body constitutes faulty and 
> unbalanced conformation--whether it is an Arab or any other breed.  
> Sadly, it is getting to be more and more common in Arabs.
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>  
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> However, that isn't the usual cause of high-low syndrome--most common 
> cause is confinement combined with lack of regular trimming.  You can 
> induce high-low syndrome in mustangs by raising them in close 
> confinement and not trimming them regularly, even if it wasn't present 
> in their feral herds.
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>
> Heidi
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>
>     Well, my farrier says all Arabians have a "club" foot because their
>     legs are so often longer in relationship to their bodies compared to
>     many other breeds.  Not so sure she really means club but maybe more
>     High/low syndrome.  Not even sure I buy into her thinking but she
>     does a great job shoeing...
>
>      
>
>     Jannelle


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