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<< Tom,
Do you mean the horse is avoiding interference or forging? In either case,
but especially in forging, the back isn't working, but instead is dropped
and too much weight is being carried on the forehand. In forging, the front
legs are not lifting in time to get out of the way of the rear legs. With
the back dropped, the stride also becomes shorter, and there is not as much
reach of the shoulders. Sometimes too fast a pace will cause interference
and/or forging and the back and hindquareters aren't strong enough to
support the length of stride needed to deal with the speed.
Beverley >>
Beverley,
In our racing sports, we consider forging one of half a dozen forms of
interference. Several of them are "un-rounded" problems and several others
are conformational. In almost all of them, though, encouraging a longer,
lower stride behind, and a shorter, higher stride in front--helps.
ti
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