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[RC] Surgery for Hanging ligament in patella - rides2farHey ya'll Just looked at a 4 year old that when he was 2 had the surgery to clip the little patellar (?) ligament that sometimes hangs on Arabians. (both sides) He doesn't seem bothered in the least. Lady was very forthright about the whole thing. Both his parents and several ancesters did distance riding and the owner is a CT judge. She said she's been told some horses who have it *may* be more prone to arthritis someday. She said the vets claimed he might lay down more than other horses because of it but that hadn't been the case. Other than that there's a lot to like about him except maybe some pretty dainty legs with small joints, granted, I like'em rugged but this guy's attitude was that of a *real* charmer and he'd had a good start in life in education and environment. Anybody wants to give me plus or minus opinions have at it. Pictures available if you want to critique. :-) We're starting to shop pretty heavily and it's such a challenge to weigh the plusses & minuses. Angie "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW-- what a ride !! " ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============================================================ Riding alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs to handle the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where you develop the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his cool. ~ Jim Holland ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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