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komet.
Reg. Jun 2012
Posted 2014-11-18 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: wing footed or toeing in



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FlyingJT - 2014-11-18 12:40 PM

komet. - 2014-11-18 12:34 PM

FlyingJT - 2014-11-18 12:26 PM

Wait......Wing footed is the foot swings in and back out to travel and paddling is when the foot moves out and then back in during travel. Paddling is common in pigeon toed horse while winging is common in horses that toe out.

Is the three year old winging or paddling? and how bad is the pigeon toed horse because I bet he is paddling to some degree.

Now that would make sense... I was trying to figure out how a paddling horse was hitting itself..

What I am still trying to figure out is how some horses can paddle on one side or the other, in only one foot.. Any ideas? Would it be associated with the conformation of the knee down, or in the foot(maybe club footed or something).

Yes... A horse's foot flies to weight and lands to height... So, if for some reason the foot grows heavier on one side than the other, it will fly in that direction as it comes off the ground to move forward. Thus a weighted shoe will correct that problem. The longest part of the hoof (growing downward) will strike the ground first when it lands and crank the foot around accordingly before the rest of the hoof contacts the ground. That type of foot simply needs a level/balanced trim.

Edited by komet. 2014-11-18 1:04 PM
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canchaserdelux
Reg. Oct 2007
Posted 2014-11-18 8:55 PM
Subject: RE: wing footed or toeing in


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I am weekend barrel racer for the most part.

I am choosing to keep the toeing in mare over the wing footed filly as I feel the wing footed filly will have soundness issues in future, but she is extremely athletic. The guy who is trading for her will provide her a good home (which is a huge deal to me) and will use her for cattle working.

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