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Aged Arabian Gelding has Rough Canter
Posted in Buying a Horse, Conformation, Gaits, Lameness, Management, Pre-Purchase Exam, Riding, Veterinary Care, tagged arthritis, buying a horse, equine, exercises, flexibility, horse, horseback riding, pre-purchase exam, riding, rough canter, selling a horse, training, veterinary on May 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
You can always “teach old dogs new tricks” but at 18 and with the wear and tear of his previous life, Boy’s rough canter might be a result of arthritis more than training. Perhaps he has lost flexion in some part of his body, lumbar/loin area, hocks, stifle………I first am targeting the areas at the rear of the horse that are usually responsible for a smooth, flowing canter. But the problem could also be in the front end – wear and tear (arthritis) in the pasterns, fetlocks and knees.
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