--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>> It's very obvious that many of the top competition horses wing
> in tolt,
> though you don't see it so much in other gaits. It would be
> interesting to
> see video of them moving without a rider. ... In breeding
> assessments,
> horses which clearly show movement faults when not ridden (for
> instance
> going very close behind in trot) may gain higher marks if they
> don't show
> those faults under saddle.
>
>
> Interesting. I'm used to mainly thinking of winging as a
> conformation
> problem...and I suspect there almost has to be a conformational
> element for
> a horse to show it as markedly as these two did. But, I've never
> seen a
> demonstration of exactly how much riding and shoeing/trimming can
> be a
> factor. Either way, something is seriously amiss. If a horse
> can't tolt
> without winging, something is awry.
>
>
>
> Karen Thomas, NC
>From experience I know that longggggg toes can cause winging....we
just rimmed a MFT the other day, it had been 4 months since her last
trim (the owner could not catch her 8 weeks ago when we were
there)..so Sally watched her move before the trim....and she was
winging, something this mare never had done before.....after the trim
she moved perfect again.....
Skye
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