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Re: [RC] conformation-toed in vs. toed out - Linda MiramsOn Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:28:40 -0500, Kimberly Huck wrote I'm getting ready to look an endurance prospect that is "slightly" toed in. I've always heard the saying.."better toed in than toed out". Why is that? I diagree. My reasoning comes from the harness trainers where I boarded my horses for many years. Toe out is better *on a trotter*. Reason: a horse doing the big wide open road trot common in US endurance rides needs to "straddle" its front feet with its hind feet at mid-stride (the full suspension interval). A horse that toes in usually is a paddler, and will knock their front feet with their hind feet in mid-stride. To avoid this, they'll protect themselves by going short behind. Toe out has its own problems: the horses tend to knock their front fetlocks with the opposite front foot as the front legs pass each other (dishing). But every horse is different. A "little" only becomes "too" if the horse interferes. Try doing a big wide open trot on the horse on corners and see if you hear any clicking or thudding or if the horse suddenly checks himself up because he's just whacked himself. (And do it without the horse wearing any kind of quarter or bell boot or shin guard or split boot.) Linda =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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