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Discussion on Protecting hind leg when turning on forehand
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jivete
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - 10:41 am:
I'm not sure how to interpret this, but occasionally, my mare will "protect" her left hind leg when asked to move her haunches to the right. She doesn't do it consistently and will also sometimes protect the right hind when moving the haunches to the left. By protecting I mean she steps off the weighted leg quickly. She can do a normal, crossing turn on the forehand either direction, but every so often she seems to take a bad step, especially on the concrete or when coming out of the gate. As far as I can tell, she is sound under normal riding conditions and doesn't seem to struggle with lateral work.
I'm asking because I tend to be a little hyper sensitive to irregularities in this mare. I had the vet out a few years ago for some NQR-ness and her canter does feel a little funky from time to time (sometimes funky to the left, sometimes the right), so I was planning on having the vet out soon for another lameness evaluation. The original diagnosis/prescription was back alignment, esp. the sacroilliac and the chiropractor. It helped tremendously, but being such a subjective treatment, I still worry and tend to be overly critical.
Thanks for the help.
Carla
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jivete
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - 3:00 pm:
I think I am just being hypersensitive. I checked youtube and notice this horse is doing it too. Notice how the first step over with the left hind looks jerky and by the second time it looks smooth. This is what I'm noticing. Why would a horse step over this way?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQPIo2hfCQ
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dres
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - 3:43 pm:
Balance ....
On the first day God created horses, on the second day he painted them with spots..
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jivete
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - 4:20 pm:
Thanks. I considered that because it does seem like after a few steps they smooth out and the first step is just a surprise. I guess I've just never really paid attention before. Really, I think I'm just looking for things to be wrong.
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ekaufman
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - 10:15 pm:
Agree with Anne. I lose my balance with 10% of a horse's mass, and only 2 legs set directly beneath the load.
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