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> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:42:40 -0700 > From: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [SPAM] [RC] cow hocked horses > To: grace_herself@xxxxxxxxx > CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > i *may* have the oportunity coming up soon to get a coming two year old arab colt for free. he is beautiful, with a great temporment, and comes form the kimosabi (sp?) line. he is slightly cow hocked though. does this really matter that much? i mean, for trail riding, i've rode plenty of cow hocked horses that moved out just fine, but i wonder about for long distances? i don't plan on breaking him for quite awhile, my friend raises arabs and says they should be broke later, like at 4. just wondering if i should be looking at him as just a trail horse, or as possibly an endurance prospect? i don't currently ride endurance, but have always wanted to, just havn't found the right horse. i have two arabs already, a polish/egyptian cross, and a crabbet, but neither are suitable for it. > > thanks for the upcoming input :) > > > I haven't had an opportunity to read through all of the responses to your post yet, but keep in mind that many young Arabs have a cowhocked POSTURE but are not actually "cowhocked." If you can imagine dissecting the leg free of the body and dangling it in space, if the joints and bones all line up with themselves, then the leg itself is straight, and you are only dealing with underdeveloped adductor muscles on the outer part of the upper leg that will strengthen with work and bring the leg back into proper relationship with the body. I would actually be more worried about a young Arab that did NOT have this sort of immature posture... > > That said, a mild deviation toward being actually cowhocked is not enough to eliminate a horse from consideration that is otherwise a good prospect. > > Heidi > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
