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Re: [RC] breeding pigeon-toed horse for endurance? - Barbara McCraryPigeon-toes may not be genetic. We bred some foals out of our one mare, and two of her fillies had irregular toe direction. Our eldest daughter was a horse-shoer and she trimmed the fillies from very early on, just days old. She said that correcting the toes helped the legs to follow. I have to say that she was right, because the older of those two fillies is now 8 or 9 (can't remember) and has the most perfectly straight legs I've ever seen on a horse. The younger one is faintly toed out on one front leg, but not enough to cause problems. Some of the other foals from this mare had no toe-out. I think it's possible that the way the foal was placed in utero has more to do with toe-out than heredity. Am I anywhere near right? Breeders...anyone?Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Krauss" <lazykfarm@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:36 AM Subject: [RC] breeding pigeon-toed horse for endurance? For a couple of years now I've been contemplating breeding my older mare primarily because I'd like a foal with her kind of courage and attitude. The mare herself was mistreated early-on and has some training issues, but her brain is fundamentally solid--and once we're on the trail she's all business. Salima is eager and strong and brave, yet responsive to the lightest cue--a blast to ride in the dressage arena and on the trail. She was a fabulous mother to her first foal (a half-Andalusian who is doing well in local dressage shows). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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