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| If a horse is not toed in, what would you attribute a horse winging/paddling a front leg to? My first thought is shoulder soreness, but then I think possibly compensation for hind end soreness? I have seen this movement commonly in pigeon toed horses, but what soreness would cause this in a clean legged horse? He will see a lameness vet next week, just looking for a discussion on this in the mean time. Thanks. |
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| Is the horse crooked at the knee?
I have heard some dash at fames were paddlers, I have seen one, it wasn't a soreness issue, but a conformational flaw |
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| He's a clean legged horse, and this is a new issue, not something that he's always done. Certainly must be related to some kind of soreness? I've seen it in conformationally flawed horses, but this horse stumps me? |
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Location: North Dakota | Could be a back issue. If he's out in the withers (for example) he may travel funny to compensate.
Are his feet balanced? If he's got a sore spot, or an imbalanced hoof, may travel funny to compensate.
Could be anything really (pastern, knee, shoulder, etc). Be interested to see what your vet says.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Could be the way your shoer is triming.. |
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | Are both front feet the same size? I've had 2 horses with different size front feet, and they traveled different because of it. |
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Location: Southeast, Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2016-01-21 1:42 PM
Could be the way your shoer is triming..
I have one that started paddling, and it was my farrier. He was being allowed to grow too much outside hoof and really started moving funky. New farrier.. and very slow corrections in his hoof shape.. He is now moving much better! I would not discredit soreness, but this was the cause on our boy. |
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| Both feet are the same size and my husband is my farrier! |
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Location: IL | How old is the horse? First thing comes to mind is foot balance. Flare would need to be corrected that way the white line would not keep seperating causing more flare. Could have poor feet? JMO |
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| He's 7. He does not have great feet, they fall apart without shoes and grow very slow. We raised him and my husband has trimmed/shod him his whole life. This paddling is a new thing within the last probably 2 months. |
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Location: Florida.. | possibly a shoulder issue.. did it start after having his feet done? could have tweeked a muscle |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I think it is just the way some travel, it is genetic because I have a friend with a stud and I have seen several of the offspring, straight as an arrow, but they paddle. I have a horse that toes out and he doesn't paddle a bit.
Edited by wyoming barrel racer 2016-01-21 8:01 PM
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Location: Florida.. | wyoming barrel racer - 2016-01-21 9:00 PM I think it is just the way some travel, it is genetic because I have a friend with a stud and I have seen several of the offspring, straight as an arrow, but they paddle. I have a horse that toes out and he doesn't paddle a bit.
we do to and his offsprings do.. but she said this is new.. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bibliafarm - 2016-01-21 8:16 PM wyoming barrel racer - 2016-01-21 9:00 PM I think it is just the way some travel, it is genetic because I have a friend with a stud and I have seen several of the offspring, straight as an arrow, but they paddle. I have a horse that toes out and he doesn't paddle a bit. we do to and his offsprings do.. but she said this is new..
Yep she said its a new thing he just started 2 months ago. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Bibliafarm - 2016-01-21 7:16 PM wyoming barrel racer - 2016-01-21 9:00 PM I think it is just the way some travel, it is genetic because I have a friend with a stud and I have seen several of the offspring, straight as an arrow, but they paddle. I have a horse that toes out and he doesn't paddle a bit. we do to and his offsprings do.. but she said this is new..
Just saw that. I would guess sore somewhere or bad trims. |
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Location: CA | My mom's horse paddles the front right leg from an old hip injury on the left. |
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| He really has me stumped... I am leaning towards shoulder soreness... or back end compensating? I should look into maybe a saddle fit, he is very hard to fit. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | My gelding started doing this. I thought shoulder as well. It was his suspensory ligament. |
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