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Re: [RC] conformation-toed in vs. toed out - Sherry Brunkhardt

If you are going to "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." DO wear protective boots. Coat them with baby powder or corn starch and look for brush or scuff marks afterwards. That way you can check for interference at speed without incurring any injury!
Sherry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Mirams" <lbm@xxxxxxx>
To: "Kimberly Huck" <distancerider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "'ridecamp ridecamp'" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] conformation-toed in vs. toed out



On 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


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Re: [RC] conformation-toed in vs. toed out, Linda Mirams