tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post4464091044160369175..comments2024-03-14T06:57:29.577+00:00Comments on Rockley Farm: Patsy off to pastures newNic Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-56849507993107683752011-04-30T17:07:27.459+01:002011-04-30T17:07:27.459+01:00I agree C - both knee and fetlock joints look as i...I agree C - both knee and fetlock joints look as if they are under a quite a bit of torque and over time I think this would have caused a problem. <br /><br />Ironically though, she blocked sound to the foot before she came here, and was actually lamer on the RF than LF, so the twist in this leg was a secondary problem(!)<br /><br />Amazing what they will put up with, really...Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-38356741480139053272011-04-30T14:02:28.277+01:002011-04-30T14:02:28.277+01:00I'd reccomend everyone looking at the twisted ...I'd reccomend everyone looking at the twisted leg to focus on the knee, not the foot. If you do, you can see how she arrived with the most eeeeenormous strain on the knee joint, pushing her knee in towards the other one. The difference is pretty astounding. <br /><br />It has echos with a friend's horse, who when she bought it had the biggest dishes I have ever seen, outside a Royal Wedding banquet. It has taken 6 years without shoes, but every year the dish is less and you wouldn't now comment on it as being very unusual. <br /><br />What strain do these horses take on higher joints when they are not allowed to grow the foot they need to support the legs they have, rather than the ones the farrier wishes they had?<br /><br />Ccptrayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564275580390738561noreply@blogger.com