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Subject: Re: Skits Princess Anne -1999 AQHA Filly

Author:
Ruth

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Date Posted: 02:59:59 10/31/03 Fri
In reply to: B 's message, "Re: Skits Princess Anne -1999 AQHA Filly" on 02:38:00 10/19/03 Sun

On the topic of not being able to jump, you'd be surprised. I've found that a lot of jumpers that have been slightly cow hocked. You sometimes have to be a little more careful as there can often be other things that can cause problems if there are other defects further down the leg but good farriery can help. One thing that I do notice now that I've had a bit of time to think about it, your filly does stand rather straight with her hind legs - you can pretty much draw a straight line from the dock to the ground and her hock and fetlock are pretty much lined up (see the first pic) this is a good thing which may help counteract her cow hocks.

>Yeah I noticed something about the hindlegs, they are
>thicker too. If she's cowhocked, you get these fat
>legs because weird musceling, you can't jump with her
>and her overall performance will be bad, she seems
>very down too, and slow, she doesn't look happy to me.
>It's not the best position to stand it takes effort
>all the time to just stand, normally to stand
>shouldn't take constant effort, more like no
>(conscious) effort. I would her hindlegs off every day
>to cool them, they must be hotter too, more easily
>bruised, but it's something (leg position) a farrier
>can solve. Keep in mind her musceling will be
>different after that so do light work or she'll be
>criple, esp. if you solve it at once.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Skits Princess Anne -1999 AQHA Filly	Bryna	22:57:48 10/31/03 Fri
Re: Skits Princess Anne -1999 AQHA Filly -- Ruth, 05:41:10 11/05/03 Wed