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RE: Shoulder/Pastern Angles



The only proper way to get the correct hoof angle is to use an x-ray of the
foot. The bottom of the coffin bone should be parallel with the ground
surface. Any other angle is a compromise.

Bob Morris

-----Original Message-----
From: guest@endurance.net [mailto:guest@endurance.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 2:55 PM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Shoulder/Pastern Angles


Kathy L. Mayeda kathy_mayeda@atce.com
I'm not sure that the shoulder should necessarily match the pastern angles.
I was listening to the Horse Show with Rick Lamb and Cherry Hill lists this
as a common old wive's tale about pastern angles.  If Beau is shod according
to his shoulder angle - which is real laid back - he has a broken pastern
angle and I have to fight some farriers on this issue all the time. I think
that it is very common for an Arab to have the laid back shoulder and
steeper pastern angles than the shoulder.

He does not have any structural leg problems (but his back is an issue!) and
is a fast, agile, smooth gaited horse unless some farrier leaves too much
toe on.  Then he trips and becomes stiff gaited.  Gawd, I need a good
farrier badly.

Look forward to more discussion on this issue.

K.


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