Re: What's in a crooked tail?

["BE" <betndez@budget.net>]

I'm interested in some answers to this as well.  Dez has had a crooked taiI
since I got him as a weanling and he DOES have back trouble and he isn't
straight, no matter what I do.  I also remember hearing a breeder saying her
otherwise "perfect" colt would be gelded just because of the crooked tail.



>Mia Nalias arabs2go@yahoo.com
>I'm just throwing this out for discussion.  Lots of horses travel with
>their tails held to one side or the other. Some do it only while being
>ridden, which presumably is a bad sign. Others do it all the time
>and perhaps have done it all their lives.  What does this mean in
>any of these cases?  Back problems? Muscle problems? Just a habit?
>
>Mia



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