Re: Pictures!

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Posted by Anne (Tree) Coley on July 15, 2003 at 08:31:19:

In Reply to: Pictures! posted by Alexandra Wikner on July 14, 2003 at 10:37:44:

: Pictures taken today. She isn´t much bent, but because she was perfectly straight before, I want to know if this is just "normal" due to growing and will straighten by itself, or if i Should take action.

: http://hem.passagen.se/xyplex/keleben.htm

Alexandra,

Nice filly! However, most of the photos hide her hoof angles in the grass. Is there any way you can take photos of her feet in shorter grass or on a hard level surface? Any comments I could offer, based on the photos so far, would not be as accurate.

It would be nice to see sole views too (see the bottoms of her front feet).

In one photo it appears her hoof angles are steeper than her pastern angle. This would lead me to suspect she toe weighting those feet and causing her toe walls to be more compacted and thus shorter. Horses will do this in an attempt to avoid placing weight onto their heels. The end results can be slack in the deep digital flexor tendon which allows the knees to go forward in an effort to take up some of that slack. Shoulder angles will steepen as well and the heels will grow at a faster rate than the toes.

Is it possible that you can get photos showing the feet better?

Tree

Follow Ups:

Re: Pictures! Patty Stiller 09:46:49 07/15/03 (14)
- Re: Pictures! Alexandra Wikner 12:29:58 07/15/03 (13)
  - The new pictures can be seen here Alexandra_W 13:55:32 07/15/03 (12)
    - Re: The new pictures can be seen here M. W. Myers, D.V.M. 22:38:51 07/15/03 (11)
      - And that means? Alexandra Wikner 02:07:42 07/16/03 (3)
        
        Think I have sorted it out now but treatment questions Alexandra Wikner 05:06:24 07/16/03 (2)
        
        Anna comments Anna 23:47:09 05/31/04 (0)
        
        Re: Think I have sorted it out now but treatment questions Anne (Tree) Coley 23:22:17 07/16/03 (0)
      - Re: The new pictures can be seen here Anne (Tree) Coley 23:33:33 07/15/03 (6)
        
        Re: The new pictures can be seen here Alexandra Wikner 02:14:06 07/16/03 (5)
        
        The farrier has been here now Alexandra Wikner 10:22:08 07/16/03 (4)
        
        Re: The farrier has been here now Anne (Tree) Coley 23:07:58 07/16/03 (3)
        
        >Tree Alexandra Wikner 03:05:05 07/17/03 (2)
        
        Re: >Tree Anne (Tree) Coley 23:17:47 07/17/03 (1)
        
        Re: >Tree Alexandra Wikner 01:30:40 07/18/03 (0)

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: : Pictures taken today. She isn´t much bent, but because she was perfectly straight before, I want to know if this is just "normal" due to growing and will straighten by itself, or if i Should take action. : : http://hem.passagen.se/xyplex/keleben.htm : : Alexandra, : Nice filly! However, most of the photos hide her hoof angles in the grass. Is there any way you can take photos of her feet in shorter grass or on a hard level surface? Any comments I could offer, based on the photos so far, would not be as accurate. : It would be nice to see sole views too (see the bottoms of her front feet). : In one photo it appears her hoof angles are steeper than her pastern angle. This would lead me to suspect she toe weighting those feet and causing her toe walls to be more compacted and thus shorter. Horses will do this in an attempt to avoid placing weight onto their heels. The end results can be slack in the deep digital flexor tendon which allows the knees to go forward in an effort to take up some of that slack. Shoulder angles will steepen as well and the heels will grow at a faster rate than the toes. : Is it possible that you can get photos showing the feet better? : Tree

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