Club Foot- Is that heditary?

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cowboy 77 Reg. Jan 2015	Posted 2015-03-10 9:49 AM Subject: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
Member Posts: 11	Would you buy a broodmare with a club foot? Isn't there a good chance that condition can be passed on to foal
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mhprimetime Reg. Jan 2008	Posted 2015-03-10 10:26 AM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
Elite Veteran Posts: 787 Location: NE Pa-Gods Country	i would check her background....club feet can develop from injury to tendons...overfeeding as a baby can cause one leg to grow faster hence one will grow more heel to compensate. i have to keep ALL my foals on 10-12% ...plus good hay.
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ksjackofalltrades Reg. Jan 2005	Posted 2015-03-10 10:30 AM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
BHW's Simon Cowell Location: The Saudia Arabia of Wind Energy, Western Oklahoma	It can be hereditary. Some develop a club foot from other factors. I would be wary of one myself.
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OregonBR Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2015-03-10 10:52 AM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
Champ Posts: 19623 Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm	My question is, is it really a club foot or is it one foot is normal and the other has an underslung heel. I have seen 100's of horses in my life and only a handful really had a club foot.
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cyount2009 Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2015-03-10 12:09 PM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
Expert Posts: 1898	OregonBR - 2015-03-10 10:52 AM My question is, is it really a club foot or is it one foot is normal and the other has an underslung heel. I have seen 100's of horses in my life and only a handful really had a club foot. I agree. There really aren't that many horses with a true clubbed foot but a large number with variances in hoof angle. Whether it is truly a club or not I would still be very concerned with the likely hood that she may pass her hoof angles to her off spring. I have seen several broodies with stood up feet/or foot that passed their bad feet on.
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mreklaw Reg. May 2008	Posted 2015-03-10 12:47 PM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
I Am a Snake Killer Posts: 1927 Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas	Sometimes you can't tell for sure unless you X-ray to get true angle of the coffin bone. You may not think its a club foot due to the way it's been trimmed or shod but in actuality it is club. I wouldn't have one but that's not to say I haven't seen a lot going down the road and a lot of high dollar studs with club feet. They take a lot of maintenance .
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Karol Reg. Mar 2004	Posted 2015-03-10 4:01 PM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
A very grounded girl Posts: 5052 Location: Moving soon.....	I have a gelding that I run that has never had issues with his feet, he is 14. His Dam had a club foot.
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casualdust07 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2015-03-10 4:26 PM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
You get what you give Posts: 13030 Location: Texas	it can be genetic, it can be from management like specifically said. No horse has identical feet and one will always be more upright or more low than the other, even if it is super mild. I have seen true club feet and I have also seen underslung heels. I think radiographs and a good trained eye and differentiate which foot is normal and which foot is abnormal. I mean obviously if an underslung foot the normal foot will be more upright and it does not make that one clubbed.. however, I have seen my fair share of true club feet so I guess I can say I've seen both sides of it.
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OregonBR Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2015-03-10 5:06 PM Subject: RE: Club Foot- Is that heditary?
Champ Posts: 19623 Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm	I just want to make one more comment. I've never seen a foal born with a club foot. I have seen them be contracted in the tendons. They will end up with upright feet from the tendon pulling constantly upward. But this condition can be caused by growing too fast or imbalance of calcium/phosphorus. Horses with a propencity for growing too fast make it genetically caused. But if you know this about your breeding stock you can reduce the feed values and just make sure they are getting the right balance of minerals. A shot of Tetracycline in the first few days after birth will help. Then DON'T push these horses by feeding too much rich feed to make them grow.
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