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I have a 15 year old TWH gelding. While he was being ridden a friend noticed that his hocks rotate outward when he travels forward. Reflecting on this information I realized that occasionally he seems to collapse a little in the hind end when moving forward, but then recovers and continues on without showing lameness. This is not frequent, but it has happened at least 3 times in the 4 years I’ve had him.
I looked through the files but cannot find pertinent information about this, which may mean I am not good at searching, I know. Anyway do you have any thoughts about what this comes from, or how to help him improve? Right now he’s resting and his farrier wants to put corrective plastic glue-on shoes on his hind feet and is recommending turn-out and hand walking.
Any files or reading that you can recommend?
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Hello Soday, is this a new finding or has your horse always been this way? I have seen gaited horses that have a bit of apparent rotation in the hind leg particularly if the conformation is a little base wide or narrow. As to the occasional collapse behind I don’t know of any horse that does not have the rare to occasional hind limb stumble. Before you go down a long road of expensive shoeing options have a veterinarian or experienced horseman you have a lot of respect for examine the horse moving under saddle and from there discuss options with you. One thing that would concern me from a shoeing standpoint is if the foot is also rotating while placed on the ground as the horse moves over it. Try watching on a firm but somewhat loose ground where you can see the whole foot. Something that helps in these situations is videoing the event so it can be reviewed in slow motion.
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