.>>>> IME these horses are very tight in the shoulders and so leg exercises can be very beneficial,
That's interesting and I guess that makes sense. Young Runa went through a period where she rope-walked, sometime about the time she was three. I was worried then that she'd never be a breeding candidate - and maybe for some reason she still won't be. Anyway, she outgrew it, and she was noticeably narrow through the chest and shoulders during that phase. As she's matured, she's really broadened, and the rope-walking proved to be one of the transient ugly-duckling phases she went through. After I read this I went out and watched her walk to be absolutely sure it hasn't come back, and it hasn't. At almost five, I guess it shouldn't recur...? Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
