ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Re: Clumsy Horse

[endurance] Re: Clumsy Horse

Wendy Milner (wendy@nsmdserv.cnd.hp.com)
Fri, 15 Dec 95 14:23:36 MST

> My freind has a horse (who is a brother to one of mine), who seems to
> be getting clumsier and tripping more and more as he gets older. She
>
> (more info about the horse: He is 3 1/2 yrs. old, 14.3 hands, bay,
> Fadjur breeding)

I wonder if the problem may be as simple as shoeing.
Drake is very sensitive to the length of his feet. If he goes
just a week longer than normal, he will start tripping and on
occasion even go to his knees and catch himself with his face.
(That one hurt my back for many weeks).

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Wendy


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