|
|
Discussion on Not landing flat
|
| Author |
Message |
New Member:
twadwis
|
Posted on Sunday, Aug 3, 2008 - 12:42 pm:
I will be observing a trim on a 8 yo gaited trail horse this week. He does not land 'flat' on either front feet....lands on the outside wall and rocks down to the inside, (high on the outside to attempt correcting toe out) very obvious on one leg and mildly so on the other. He does not have straight legs in the first place, slightly knock kneed and toes out. Currently has way too much foot (you know gaited horses need big feet to gait, sarcasm) so there is plenty of foot to make changes...but...the scary part is his hairlines, dip down in front and flare up in the quarters. He has gone through brief periods of being 'off', currently considered sound.
I did suggest X rays. Anyway, the question is.....this horse has been trimmed this way for a long time so will balancing the feet at this point only create bigger problems? Has anyone had experience with this?
|
Moderator:
DrO
|
Posted on Monday, Aug 4, 2008 - 8:37 am:
Welcome Tania,
I often find long footed gaited horses have some amount of rotation (from tearing of the laminae) and this horse may have skeletal remodeling issues that change what would be normal balance of the foot. I think a really good farrier and vet could work through this without radiographs but a good set of radiographs, an ap and lateral view, of both feet when standing even and square would be helpful.
A good set of images from in front and both sides might give us enough information to comment you your horse in particular. Be sure they are lighted well (best from behind the camera) and taken without a lot of angular distortion.
DrO
|
|
|
