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Re: [RC] re: lameness - Chris PausI'm sure it helps a horse a great deal to switch leads and diagonals, but I'm not convinced that single diagonals leads to lameness.. I have an odd shaped body. My right pelvis is tilted and it makes my right leg as much as an inch shorter than my left (depending on whether I've had a chiro adjustmetn recently). I post on the right diagonal. It's the way my body works. when I try to post on the left, my horse throws me to the right diagonal. My left diag posting must be uncomfortable to him. We've got a lot of competitive distance miles. He is 17 and has been doing this sport since he was 10. So far, he's not had lameness issues. The chiro vet I use on him said his back is getting better and better the more I ride. Yes, I'm not doing things in the ideal way, but the horse compensates for my shortcomings and we get the job done in the way that keeps us both going down the road mile after mile. chris --- Cindy Collins <ccollins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Aside from confirmation and shoeing issues, I believe the most common cause of lameness in endurance horses is riders only posting on one diagonal and cantering on only one lead. I also believe rider imbalance is a major factor...especially as we age and accumulate injuries. Just my thoughts...Cindy ============================================================ REAL endurance is your water freezing IN the cantle bags! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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