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Angie wrote:

> In the old Tony Gonzales horse shoeing book he claimed that the horse
> would have the bigger foot on his favorite side,
I've heard this but I'm not sure.  We have a horse who had half his hoof
cut out due to seedy toe.  The other foot was favoured for a long time
and as a result is boxier due to strain.

> and his mane would fall
> to his "low" or unfavored side. 
Bit hard to tell if you hog the mane :)  

The problem with using this as a guide is it's usually a result of
muscle development on the neck.  I have a horse who was so
over-developed on one side as a result of racing that he was permanently
BENT right til the chiro came :)  BUT he prefers the other lead /
diagonal when cantering or trotting.


Tracey




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