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[RC] With appreciation to the generous response on club-footed information - Beth LeggieriThank you to those who posted informative, thoughtful (and speedy!!) responses on their experiences with club-footed horses as related to endurance riding. You were generous with your time, expertise, and encouragement. Apparently there is a huge need for this body of information based on the private postings I received. The clarification of high/low syndrome versus club, information from farriers, sharing of success stories from owners who have managed their horses' hoofcare successfully for many miles/years of trail time, etc. were so helpful. Thank you again to each of you who took time to respond. I was asked in one private posting about the possible increase in club-footed syndrome (not high/low) and in another from one very sad owner of a suckling club-footed baby about lines that carry this genetic predisposition (for choosing breeding
partners). If this thread hasn't been beat to death, perhaps if any of you have hard data you could share that too. The "strains that carry genetic predisposition" could get political, and I don't want to start a war--but for the amateurs out there like me this kind of information could go a long way toward saving anguish and contribute toward making sound breeding decisions. Just how does one determine if there is club-footed syndrome in the genes -- ? Beth Texas
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