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Re: [RC] [RC] Confirmation- reply to Tuni - Kathy MayedaBeau does have the high-low heel syndrome which Blake Edwards - a farrier who worked at Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic and has spoken at AERC convention about this syndrome. He attributes it to the long legged horse having a preferred "split stance" when grazing.
It can be managed, but it is real micromanagement. I have fired soooo many farriers over this issue that it's not funny. Since I'm not doing endurance on him anymore I keep him barefoot and trim myself. I have to keep his bars down otherwise the clubby foot gets pretty contracted. He does have a little more arthritis in low heel knee, and he definitely stays more even if I keep him in consistent steady work.
But I did have a lot of fun riding endurance with him. He loved it and was an easy going ride. He'll never be a high mileage horse, but he was a good horse for me to learn endurance on. However, he was already broken to ride when I got him on a horse trade with my ex, and I spent many years on him before I did any endurance.
Here you are looking at an young un-broke filly with unknown capabilities. You will just have to be prepared to spend a lot of time and investment to bring this horse along. I found it worth it for the extra effort for Beau. He taught me an awful lot.
K.
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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