Youngster over at the knee

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Does anyone have any experiences of youngsters being “over at the knee” and if this came right with time? Thanks
 
It depends why they are over and how old the horse is. Does the horse have contracted tendons and it's very young? They should stretch in time. Is it sore in the heels? That needs investigating and sorting. Is it built that way? That's probably for keeps.

How old is it?

Do you own it? If you don't, then I wouldn't buy it, if that's what you're considering.


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ycbm said:
It depends why they are over and how old the horse is. Does the horse have contracted tendons and it's very young? They should stretch in time. Is it sore in the heels? That needs investigating and sorting. Is it built that way? That's probably for keeps.

How old is it?

Do you own it? If you don't, then I wouldn't buy it, if that's what you're considering.


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Thanks for your reply. Horse in question is mine, rising 2.

Been working alongside the vet and farrier with regards to this issue. A toe extension was put on previously to try and help stretch the tendons. This worked. However he is looking to have taken another growth spurt and is slightly over at the knee again ?

I have a feeling that he may need this put on again.
 
I agree with Cortez , better to be over than back at the knee.

I bought an 18month filly a few years back , unseen just off a head shot ( not the best idea I know !) she arrived very weak , small and very over the knee . As she grew and ate she strengthened up . I will see if I can find an old picture of her , but she definitely improved loads . She’s know out having a great time with a young rider doing BD .
 
Asha said:
I agree with Cortez , better to be over than back at the knee.

I bought an 18month filly a few years back , unseen just off a head shot ( not the best idea I know !) she arrived very weak , small and very over the knee . As she grew and ate she strengthened up . I will see if I can find an old picture of her , but she definitely improved loads . She’s know out having a great time with a young rider doing BD .
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Hi Asha, some pictures would be great so I can see in comparison to my boy
 
Karen88 said:
Hi Asha, some pictures would be great so I can see in comparison to my boy
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I’ve had a look and I didn’t take many when she first arrived , I must have been embarrassed! But look closely at the first and you will get the idea . She was very poor 9EC82363-9CD3-4D3D-9839-FFE617163A57.jpeg867AB377-84F3-4B89-A4F4-3A766EC266D8.jpeg
 
try to stop it growing too quickly, keep it from accessing toomuch rich grass in a few weeks, and supplements, would need to see the overall confo to see if its the rate of growth in general or leg confo

but ifs gone ok once it may do so again, its pretty common in tb horses
 
hi Karen, the first photo shows it more, however from those pics it does not look significantly over at the knee, unless it buckles at times and goes over more, i must say i have seen a lot worse! but only judging by those photos, i once knew a tb stallion who was very over the knee and buckled a far bit, who was a super dressage horse, i think he was called silver rainbow, he was owned by the french national stud, so its not considered a really bad thing in a lot of circles

its the thing that over at the knee does not strain the tendons, supposedly as much as back at the knee, although i had a mare who was back at the knee slightly and was a champion in hand, and stayed sound always

i think contracted tendons are a serious problem with some youngsters, but over at the knee confo is `acceptable` in some degrees as normal

just an opinion form what i have seen, but maybe your horse has a lot more growing to do, `slowly`

best of luck x
 
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