Horse with odd stance at rest

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Hi,

does anyone elses horse stand oddly when resting....When my horse is resting her left hind she stretches her right fore out infront of her, sometimes almost as far as it will go...

when she is resting her right hind she stands square...

she is totally sound in work and is currently competing Novice eventing...I've noticed she is worse after she's been galloping but is still always sound.

I had navicular suggested to me, but she is totally sound and showjumping/XC clear with ease, not showeing any resistance. She maintains a good rythm on both reins when trotting 10M circles.

When hacking she has absolutely no resistance walking down hills and really walks out, so doesnt appear to have any other navicular symptoms...After she has worked, she stands up square, it only appears to be when she is resting.

I am thinking it's just her but was wondering if anyone elese horses have odd stances?

Thanks for your help

George123
 
I know this as pointing, resting a front foot in this way, it can be a sign of foot problems and was always considered to be a symptom of navicular.
As she is otherwise sound it is worth keeping an eye on her and in particular her foot balance.
 
Probably worth having a vet out to do a lameness exam - especially as she is a competition horse. Not necessarily navicular but usually hoof related lameness alright. Can you get someone to trot her in hand in a circle on a hard surface for you to watch how she moves? It's the one test ( or lunge on the hard) that will show up a bilateral or mild individual hoof lameness.
 
Has she always done this or is it something new? If she has always done it then it is likely just her, but if new then get her checked over.
 
Yeah, my old mare used to do it before being diagnosed with navic and sidebone but she doesn't do it anymore. :)

My current horse does it, we thought because he had a keratoma but now the keratoma has been removed he still does it :confused: He was sound on a trot up, sound on the lunge in the school and sound on a small circle on hardcore! There were just a few other clues something was going wrong. It's really hard work on the opposite front leg and there's no way horses will do it for no reason. Its either a minor problem, or the early stages of a major problem. Either way I'd get it looked at.
 
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