Re: RC: Cow-hocked endurance prospects???

[David LeBlanc <dleblanc@mindspring.com>]

At 09:15 PM 10/22/99 -0700, guest@endurance.net wrote:
>Katey heart@magiclink.com
>I have a couple of great geldings, 3 years old, tall with good bone
>but they are cow-hocked.  One much more than the other.  I know that 
>endurance is legs, legs, legs, and maybe I'm grasping at straws here,
>but can anyone give me their thoughts on this.  Do these guys have a
>chance to be successful in endurance or should I save myself the time and
>training?  Help- please share your thoughts!


Are they truly cow-hocked, or do they just toe out?  I have heard that
toeing out is not necessarily a bad thing, in fact it's fairly common, and
shouldn't preclude a horse from competing and doing well in endurance.

My little mare toes out and has been doing limited distance very
sucessfully for over 6 years.  She's never lame, and doesn't interfere at all.
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