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- From: 6820230@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
- Subject: Re: 9 Pigeon Toed Sweetness
- Message-ID: <92323.34514.6820230@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM>
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- Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 17:47:20 GMT
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- >I was just wondering if anyone else had a horse that had been pigeon toed.
- >We knew she was when we got her and she vet checked fine and the vet also
- >said this would not cause her to lame up or have problems with her legs.
- >Thanks.
-
- >Jean, Missi (daughter), and Strawberry Pai (our sweetness horse)
-
- I have a 23-yr-old quarter horse (Honey) who is pigeon-toed. She's retired
- from team roping but still does a lot of fairly steep trail riding and some
- team penning. She's never had any soundness problems. My farrier does,
- however, some care in her shoes and angles -- not to try to correct the
- the pigeon toe, but to ensure that she lands flat when she steps. He also
- leaves about an 1/8" of shoe on the outside edge to lend additional support
- and bevels the exposed edge to prevent her from catching on the exposed
- portion.
-
- I guess the bottom line is that, from personal experience, I wouldn't expect
- pigeon toes to equate to lameness or soundness problems.
-
- -- Heidi and Honey
-
-