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Re: [RC] [RC] cow hocked horses - D'Arcy Demianoff-ThompsonIf this colt is from the Khemosabi lines you need to make sure that his front legs are straight, that his pasterns are not too short, and that there is a good 45 degree angle off of the cannon bone. You will want to check to see if there is a slightly turned out knee. Whichis now affectionately called the 'Khemosabi knee' and lends to a club foot condition. Kathy Mayeda's comment about the gaskins developing with help to straighten the 'cow hock' condition. An old breeder once told that some of the 'cow hock' in arabs was important for them to move well in sandy conditions. I don't know if that is true or not.
If you get this horse will you be gelding him?
D'Arcy
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