Re: shoulder asymmetry

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From: Brent Seufert 
Email: Brent.Seufert@pipe.nova.ca

I attended a great seminar and clinic by
Deb Bennet this past spring.  Much of
the discussion was on her recent
theories on "straightness" in a horse.

a couple of points from her seminar
were:

* She spent quite a bit of time
  describing _static_ and _dynamic_
  straightness, or "crookedness" in a
  horse

* While in recent history crookedness
  has been blamed sometimes on uneven
  leg length (she herself believed this
  at one time), she feels that uneven
  leg length exists in less than 
  2% (or close to this figure, anyway)
  of the equine population.

* All horses are crooked to some degree
  or another. Most are undetectable by
  the average rider unless you know
  what to look for.  This is by nature
  of the makeup of the horse. eg, one
  aspect is the suspention of the chest
  between the front legs by what is
  effectively a huge elastic band
  (muscle) from both shoulders.  To be


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