Re: RC: Re: What's in a crooked tail?

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/24/99 12:39:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
betndez@budget.net writes:

<< 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. >>

Wry tails can be an indicator of crookedness elsewhere in the spine, although 
it isn't one of those sure-fire things.  At any rate, it is a sign to be 
cautious and take a close look at symmetry, even way of going, back 
pathology, etc.

Heidi


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