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This is an extreme example of pigeon-toe and could/should have been improved, if not resolved by good trimming before the age of 2 ish. Unfortunately it's a bit late now and trying to do anything could makes matters worse/cause a problem. The horse looks as if it was just left to self-trim in the field.
 
My sec D was almost that toe-in when I got her aged 9. She had been left to her own devices for several years and was completely unfit. In 3 years with plenty of correct work and regular shoeing, she has straightened up hugely. I think having really slack muscles made a small problem appear much worse.. she's very fit now and well muscled. we haven't done anything special to her feet, just put her on a strict 6 weekly cycle so they have come back to a decent shape.

I was really determined that I didn't want to force anything because I would have accepted her being that shape ;) but it's just happened naturally.
 
Ahh right thanks for the replies! Honestly haven't seen this before and despite what I said we're going to bob up and meet him at the weekend.

Christ he looks bigger than 14.2hh and too wide for even a gymnast to ride :eek:

Time to do a bit of reading up on this now I think.

If you don't mind me asking Milliepop does yours suffer any discomfort or serious difficulties generally or is it something they just live with? Might come back to you later about this :)
 
To my knowledge.... no, she doesn't. She's in hard work now, competing medium/advanced medium and started training advanced movements. Schools 4 days a week on average, the rest is hacking so she gets a bit of variety and not too much work on a surface.

She is also back at the knee, so her less than ideal leg conformation is always at the back of my mind..especially as my other horse has textbook legs but has done all 4 of them... but so far *touches every wooden object within range* so good.

I was given mine, I wouldn't have paid a lot for a horse with a defect like that but it was worth a punt for me and has been very pleasing to see how she's improved just with careful and methodical work. I do a lot of work on straightness and suppleness anyway, physios always comment favourably. She has a check up tomorrow... shall post back if we find anything untoward :D
 
To add. Lots of people would be completely put off by those legs. And I wouldn't say they were wrong... but that is a cheap horse, which is rather fat and completely out of condition, can't tell from the photos if the hoof growth is making the legs worse or whether the whole foot is turned. But he might well make someone a nice useful sort - based on my case study of one, who was very similar. If you go for it, I would spend a lot of time getting him fit very very gently, a good structured regime that gives the body time to be conditioned to work. Hacking. Hills, straight lines before getting anywhere near a school.. get a good farrier who doesn't want to do a quick cosmetic job on him and see where you end up.
 
Truth be told the wonky-donkey legs are half the appeal I'm a sucker for horses and dogs with shape or markings that put other people off straight away.

First time I saw my youngest collie in the ad posted online I went "What the hell is that??" cos he had the queerest shaped head and a wonky nose and we dubbed him "Wonky-nosed-block-faced-minecraft-dog"

Anyway was searching for a companion when I spotted this ad and lass that posted it seems a down to earth type. Said there is a lot of history but she'll fill me in when I meet him. Provided his legs wouldn't cause him any real issues or pain / discomfort or need a lot of long-term extensive management that is hard to keep up with the wonky-donkey look doesn't bother me at all.

He's a fatty though isn't he? Fatty Ardennes Pate.

Pic of Wonky-nosed-block-faced-minecraft-dog as seen in his ad. Don't even know how they managed to make him look like that he's totally different :confused3:

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That's it - I'm going to see him cos he's only down the road. God in Heaven he looks bigger than 14.2hh though doesn't he?
 
He could also be making it worse by standing funny. I've got one with lovely back legs, but loves to stand like an penguin when I grab the camera..
 
It looks from the photos that the legs are comparatively straight and the majority of the hoof is not. I would be very wary of trying to make them "look pretty", but would trim very gradually to make them more effective as a more centralised weight bearing surface.

Doesn't help that his left fore cannon bone is offset as well (it's coming out of the outside of the knee, not the centre)

he needs to be a lot thinner, to take the pressure off his joints, and to spend the next year walking in straight lines, nowhere near a school and circles, and not on soft ground either, to get his body to get used to ridden work. His breeding doesn't help him keep the weight off!!

He looks a sweetheart though.
 
alainax said:
He could also be making it worse by standing funny. I've got one with lovely back legs, but loves to stand like an penguin when I grab the camera..
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Wonky-nosed-block-faced-minecraft-dog is like that! Every now and then he'll sit with his front legs all spread out wide and in a box shape like a boxer from the 1920's :D:D
 
Will he be a companion to smthgin requiring similar management? Looks like a gorgeous beast but as not ridden it will be even harder to keep the weight off.
 
He's a nice type, broken and minus the leg issues I think he'd be selling for a chunk more!

No experience with dealing with something like that conformationally, but worth a punt at that price if he's a nice person.
 
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