Re: how much heel?

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liz johanson
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maple valley/hobart, washington, usa

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In a message dated 8/19/98 5:27:46 PM, karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us wrote:

>Just out of curiosity, now much heel does an average endurance horse
>usually have?  Front feet?  Hind feet?  
>
>One of my horses seems to have an adquate amount of heel on the front, but
>the hind foot seems to be a little short on heel.  Though he's not
>under-run - the angle in the back is about the same as the front.  
>
>If anybody has any suggestions or could send me somewhere to look at
>articles on the subject I'd really appreciate it.  My farrier isn't the
>kind to take suggestions lightly.  (ha) 
>
>Also, here is another questions.  This time about a horse that paddles
>(gee, wonder why?) <g>.  When I got this horse, he didn't paddle.  I didn't
>know better and used a really bad farrier (he was voted best in the Valley
>though, so I wasn't the only dummy) and really messed up my horses.  That's
>when the horse started/was paddling.  The new farrier has been working to
>fix this problem and has actually made fabulous improvements in how the
>horse moves.  But still has a slight paddle on the left front only.  Should
>I just wait and assume this will clear up over time, or that it is
>permenant; or maybe where is a way to do corrective shoeing to stop it?  I
>don't believe it is conformational after viewing old videos of the horse
>moving. 
>
>Thanks for the info!
>
>Happy Trails,
>
>Karen
>in Gardnerville
>& Dream Weaver, 1805 miles
>& Rocky, 575 miles
>
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