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Member: leec	Posted on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011 - 10:10 pm: Hi all, The owner of this 2 yr old 3/4 TB x 1/4 Arab filly is in a 'must sell' situation and I was considering going to look at her as a project. Just looking at the pics she sent, and is it just me, or do her tendons look bowed? This filly has not been started under saddle/ridden yet. I have not had any personal experience with bowed tendons, so any thoughts/feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lee C
Moderator: DrO	Posted on Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:34 pm: Hello Lee, I see such conformation in young horses that are not bowed. The smooth contour, normal dimpling of the suspensory on the left, and L and R symmetry all suggest this is the horse's conformation. However a good exam needs to confirm this impression. DrO
Member: leec	Posted on Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 - 10:38 am: DrO, when you say in 'young horses', does this mean that if this is not a tendon issue, how they look may change as she matures? If they do not change, would this be considered a conformation 'fault'? Thank you, Lee C
Moderator: DrO	Posted on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 - 1:02 pm: Assuming no pathology, I do not consider this a flaw and yes I would expect the appearance to become less "tied in" looking with age and as the horse fills out and matures. DrO