Slight toe out LF conformation?

[Illusion100]

So Vet came out to check my boy before he goes off to Trainer for a bit of under saddle training (hopefully) this weekend. He's been lightly backed and is just off to learn trot/canter/jump under saddle.

Vet was very complimentary about him, the only flaw was that he is slightly toe out on LF. Vet feels that this won't cause issue for him.

Anyone else have a horse with a similar limb abnormality? Any problems because of it?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Redders]

Slightly toe in NF, no other conformational issues. Not had any problems or noticed anything different, she is fine and we do all sorts!

 

[Goldenstar]

My first event horse was toe out on both forelegs .
She did suffer a tendon injury on the worse of the two and was PTS because of fetlock arthritis which would be linked to her conformation however she was 23 at the time and hunted until not long before she was PTS.

 

[oldie48]

My, now retired, TB is toe in on the LF and although he's got some arthritis in his hocks (aged 27)his front legs are as clean as a whistle. I doubt you'll find many horses with perfect limb conformation and yours sounds pretty good to me! My farrier over a very long period of time did shoe him so that eventually he was less toe in and he had good support obviously without doing anything too radical! I wouldn't worry but if he's shod, I'd try to ensure he always has good farriery as I think it's poor farriery that often contributes to injury and disease as much as conformation

 

[Gloi]

Mine is toe out on both front legs. I got him at 3. He's still in work at 26 and has never been lame because of it. The only problem it has given is that when he was younger and working hard his front feet wore very unevenly and he wore through shoes more quickly than his feet could grow enough horn to cope with the nail holes. These days I have him unshod and booted and he is fine.

 

[chestnut cob]

I really wouldn't worry. No human is perfect and I bet no elite sportsperson has perfect conformation but they still cope putting their bodies through all of that training. I don't believe a horse or a person exists who has 100% perfect conformation.

 

[pansymouse]

Our NF x pony has, the loanee's barefoot trimmer tried to "straighten him out" and managed to crimple him; our farrier is now correctively trimming him and he's fine and working again.

 

[Hawks27]

my lad NF is not straight but as long as he his trimmed to natural hoof balance he is sound as a pound, I have had a few now it all farriers that have trimmed him neat and round so all 4 feet match and he goes lame to varying extents depending on how badly they upset the natural balance of his hoof. Barefoot trimmer is much better hes never lame with her but sadly there are none available in my area now :-( im on my 4th farrier all of whom have lamed my horse

 

[stormclouds]

My new boy is slightly toe in on LF, passed vetting and all she said is that it might need some attention paid to it if he went barefoot. No other problems and he's a fab all-rounder. Farrier came out the week after I bought him and did his feet, made a huge improvement.

 

[SpringArising]

My first horse was toe-out on both fronts, in a big way.

Got her at sixteen and she's now twenty nine and still being ridden. Never been lame or had any soundness issues. There isn't a horse out there with perfect conformation, and even if there was, that'd probably go lame too!

 

[Cortez]

There is no such thing as perfect conformation. I'd listen to your vet and carry on as normal.

 

[Illusion100]

Ah, so just me being a worry wart then (as per usual!)

Thanks for all the responses everyone, really put my mind at rest.