ridecamp@endurance.net: RE: movement and eye color

RE: movement and eye color

Ken & Oogie McGuire (desertweyr@powergrid.electriciti.com)
Tue, 27 Jun 1995 07:03:45 -0700

>Slight cowhock is ok, but I
Just one comment. True cow hocks are when a line from the point of the
stifle goes in tot he hick then out to the fetlock. Like an X if you are
looking from behind. That is IMO a serious fault to be avoided. However, a
young horse with no saddle training and no hills to work on will naturally
tend to be this type of true cowhocked. Most slight cases will straighten
up after they start work if they were correct when foaled.

What I think you are describing is not true cow hocks but a type of
conformation where the entire plane of the leg turns out ever so slightly.
You can drop a plumb line from the hip thru the stifle, fetlock and hoof
but the entire leg is a bit on an angle. WHen looking at the horse directly
from the rear you can see the outside edge of the leg a bit, not much,
about like you are suppose dto be able to see the corner of the horses eye
when they are on the correct bend in a circle. That toed out but straight
conformation does seem to be a good thing for an endurance horse and not
bad for dressage either IMO. I look forward to hearing other viewpoints.

oogie

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