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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] Confirmation- reply to Tuni - Kathy MayedaIt's genetics coupled with bad management practices. Bey Shah has been accused of throwing a lot of club footed horses, but my double Bey Shah horse is nearly perfectly even. I think that Bey Shah was so prolific genetics among halter people who are breeding for TALL.
My two other horses are Russian/Crabbet/Polish - lots of Skrowneck. They both have the same sire that has totally even feet.
The sire was also shown quite regularly at an early age and had adequate hoofcare and was kept in a stall and fed from a feeder. My two horses were thrown out into the broodmare pasture to grow up and they had access to grazing 24/7. They both have uneven feet - BUT IT'S THE OPPOSITE SIDES! Also fed 100% alfalfa cubes so that they can "reach their genetic potential." Very little corrective hoofcare
My feeling is that their genetic ideal was to not be fed that rich of a diet, maybe be a couple of inches shorter, and maybe not be eating in that "split stance" that Blake Edwards referred to. It's the "long legs, short neck" syndrome that he says causes the split stance. My Bey Shah horse - who has the genetics to be way tall - grew up in pretty much identical circumstances and is totally even.
When I was having my mare x-rayed for lameness and talked to my vet about it. He does not think it's genetic at all.
K.
On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Lauren Horn <4horn4@xxxxxxx> wrote: The high heel/low heel syndrome is genetic! Uneven feet are bad feet and this syndrome runs rampant in arabians. I don't believe it is acquired although the split leg eating stance may contribute to the severity. The problem with this syndrome is it runs in degrees from very mild to severe. It is a defect and in many cases horses become unsound (mostly in the low heel foot) although many horses can be managed with good trimming/shoeing and can have successful careers. There are also saddle fit issues with this syndrome. I firmly believe that arabian stallions have no business being a stallion if they have this syndrome. There are too many other stallions that are good and have even feet.
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