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Ridecamp Guest wrote:

> Please Reply to: Lauretta  tikitiki69@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> While I agree that horses are designed for eating and grazing
> in a lowered head position, I was told that this could contribute
> to a 'high-low' syndrome with their front hooves 

I can't buy that at all. My only horse ( I have 7 ) with in high/low 
(and it's almost nonexistent thanks to a good farrier) never is "splayed 
out" when the eats. Without a good farrier he would be worse. His legs 
are always stright under him when he eats. I suspect it is genetic with 
him as it probably is with a lot of Arabians.

Someone mentioned a back issue keeping them from relaxing their backs, 
rounding it and stretching their necks down. That probably has more  to 
do with the splaying out than anything else.

Truman

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