Re: Cannon Bone measurements

[rides2far@juno.com (Angela C. McGhee)]

When our horses "build bone", I know it becomes more dense, but can they
become thicker in circumphrence?  I was working a Race of Champions and
some of these horses had legs like Belgians! My old endurance horse
(which I sold to a Jr) seems to have bigger cannons than when he started
doing this back in 1990.  Is that my imagination?  They were never
measured.  Maybe he just has more hair.

Angie McGhee, Kaboot, and Isaiah


>her recommendation upward to 8" per 1000#.  It is important to 
>remember that
>this measurement DOES relate to body weight--a 750# horse with 6-1/2" 
>or
>6-3/4" has oodles of bone, while a 1200# horse with 8-1/2" is a bit on 
>the
>flimsy side.
>
>Heidi Smith, DVM--Sagehill Arabians (Oregon)
>
>

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