Here we go....
1. What is happening in this horse's front legs???
2. The following two pictures are often mistaken for the same thing. These are two distinctly different confirmation faults. What are they, and how do they differ?
3.What two things are happening here?
4. What would this horse be marked down for?
Sorry guys...we'll touch back on legs later, but I am running out of time in my planning period. So as your final challenge you must determine which of the following horses has the most ideal legs!
1. This horse is knock kneed. You can see where the front knee looks bent.
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3. This horse stands close and is toed-out or splayed out.
4. This horse is cow hocked.
Finally:
Horse number 4 has the most ideal legs.
The first horse is slightly sickle hocked in the back and camped under in the front.
The second horse stands wide in the back and is camped under in the front.
The third horse is camped out in the front which is generally a sign that the horse is sore.
The fifth horse is over at the knee (buck kneed).
Does the cannon bone of the buck kneed horse always slant backwards.
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