Re: RC: Re: What's in a crooked tail?

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

Is it just the tail that's crooked or does the horse "dog trot" with his 
rear off to one side. Many horses learn to do this to keep from hitting 
themselves when they trot. The problem can usually be fixed with proper 
shoing, but the habit & consequential muscle development can take a while to 
retrain.
Nancy Mitts


>From: "BE" <betndez@budget.net>
>To: <guest@endurance.net>, <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  Re: What's in a crooked tail?
>Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:36:11 -0800
>
>I'm interested in some answers to this as well.  Dez has had a crooked taiI
>since I got him as a weanling and he DOES have back trouble and he isn't
>straight, no matter what I do.  I also remember hearing a breeder saying 
>her
>otherwise "perfect" colt would be gelded just because of the crooked tail.
>
>
>
> >Mia Nalias arabs2go@yahoo.com
> >I'm just throwing this out for discussion.  Lots of horses travel with
> >their tails held to one side or the other. Some do it only while being
> >ridden, which presumably is a bad sign. Others do it all the time
> >and perhaps have done it all their lives.  What does this mean in
> >any of these cases?  Back problems? Muscle problems? Just a habit?
> >
> >Mia
>
>
>
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