Sunday, September 9, 2012

Photo #3 of 7: Straightlegged cantering

Someone tell my horse that the inside hock can articulate...


6 comments:

  1. ValSeptember 9, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    It's okay. He has lovely reach. He's bending the supporting leg and look how uphill he is! Enviable.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    He looks stiff :( was he feeling off that day?
    Don't have a an account so that's my reason for being anonymous.

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  3. Stacey Kimmel-SmithSeptember 9, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    well you could always just sign your name. i'd like to know the name of the woman who can diagnose lameness from a still shot -- at the canter no less!!!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Hi: He is going to bend his hock – just not in that photo frame. He is stepping under quite nicely, almost to his girth. when the hoof lands, he will bend his hock and weight that leg....

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  5. spotz58September 10, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    IMHO he is using his back so well (and check out the width of loin and depth of flank he has developed!) he has no need to flex his hind legs deeply at working canter. Far better to have him working through his back with sweepy legs at this stage than showing flashy leg action with a rigid back. Unlocking a horse's back is very difficult after they have acquired the habit of moving that way, and may not be entirely successful due to damage (physucal, mental, emotional) done. Riley will have more flexion in the hind joints as increased collection demands it.

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  6. NetSeptember 10, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    That's not a point where you would normally see bend on the inside hock if your horse is truly moving forward and reaching under himself well, whether in working or lengthened canter. He is lovely and uphill with tons of reach there, using the muscles in front of his withers correctly... nothing to complain about!

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