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Re: [RC] Coon Footed - Karen Sullivan

Heidi, is this the same as being "broken down" in the pasterns?  I have seen
two horses,
one old and one that was 9....that were so loose and weak in the pasterns
that they hit
the back of the fetlock joint when they trotted....or is THAT, a result of
being coon footed
to start with?.

I have had two horses that had "springy" pasterns.  The one 5 year old has
definatly strengthened
and tightened up.......the other just finished Tevis. When I sold her, the
vet commented that she had
excellent pasterns for absorbing shock.......then again,

I have had a very short/straightned pasterned mare that was very smooth to
ride; one that was jolty,
and another that could gait smoothly but not go down steep hills well.

Boy, I'm getting to the point I hate to make conformation judgements at
all....have been disproved wrong so
many times.  A friend had a pony that was so crooked in the back end she
rope-walked.....however, she stayed
sound for many miles and years, never tripped and even best conditioned on a
50!!!
Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


What is "coon footed"?


"Coon-footed" horses are ones with "sloppy" pastern angles and with a
longish toe and lowish heel to match.  (Think of how a raccoon walks clear
down on the heels of its "hands.")

This is not a very efficient sort of conformation, and one that is prone
to putting more strain on the supportive soft tissue structures of the
leg--but again, as long as the horse is sound, it is irrelevant to its
passing a ride vet check.

Heidi



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