ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] stifles

[endurance] stifles

Gwen Dluehosh (dluehosh@vt.edu)
Wed, 8 Nov 1995 06:42:40 -0500 (EST)

I have seen some REALLY bad Bask back ends, where the objective was to get a
flat croup. It crops up in all the strains, though, so the best bet is to
pay close attention to the angles I guess. I actually saw an Arab with back
legs so straight I guess you could call him post legged.

I think the cleanliness and healing time of the actual surgery ought to make
a difference in whether it helps or hurts the horse. I guess I also would
tend to exercise ALL other options before resorting to the knife. And as
always, of course it will turn out differently in different horses!

I don't know about Bey Shah specifically, but I have seen POlish back ends
that are TOO FLAT and too straight. Bask had some great babies too, but he
also has some really crappy ones. Guess that's why I have tended to go back
the older Crabbet type. They tend to have huge rears,good angulation,
and aren't flat.
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