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ecranch Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2018-03-19 9:04 AM Subject: Knocked Knee
Elite Veteran Posts: 795 Location: GODS country	Anyone have a successful barrel horse with slightly knocked knees (she is also narrow chested)? Nothing noticeable when riding or running the pattern, however, if you really look at her chest/front you can tell. This is a prospect we are considering purchasing, however, I am not sure if this will affect her in the future or if she will hold up.
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Chandler's Mom Reg. Jan 2015	Posted 2018-03-20 12:08 AM Subject: RE: Knocked Knee
My Heart Be Happy Posts: 9159 Location: Arkansas	Bump
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Fun2Run Reg. Jul 2005	Posted 2018-03-20 6:34 AM Subject: RE: Knocked Knee
A Barrel Of Monkeys Posts: 12972 Location: Texas	Is she what they call "based narrow", where her legs are a little close together? Or is she offset at the knees ? Base narrow wouldn't bother me, offset knees would.
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ecranch Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2018-03-20 7:38 AM Subject: RE: Knocked Knee
Elite Veteran Posts: 795 Location: GODS country	Fun2Run - 2018-03-20 6:34 AM Is she what they call "based narrow", where her legs are a little close together? Or is she offset at the knees ? Base narrow wouldn't bother me, offset knees would. No - she is narrow chested yes, but her knees curve in a pinch which then causes below the knee to flare out (if that makes sense). I know of a few successful race horses like her, but barrels are a different story!
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Liana D Reg. Sep 2008	Posted 2018-03-20 8:45 AM Subject: RE: Knocked Knee
Defense Attorney for The Horse Location: Claremore, OK	A knock kneed horse will be more prone to splints and will have more wear and tear on his whole lower leg because things aren’t lined up. He will also hit unevenly on his foot, landing inside toe outside heel. Any type of deviation increases wear and tear on a horses leg. That being said, there are very few straight legged horses competing and there are a lot of crooked legged horses winning. Offset knees and in at the knees has become a very common flaw, especially in race bred horses.
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ecranch Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2018-03-20 10:00 AM Subject: RE: Knocked Knee
Elite Veteran Posts: 795 Location: GODS country	I can't seem to get the picture to attach. Edited by ecranch 2018-03-20 10:05 AM
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