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Striking the heel or undersurface of the shoe of a forefoot with the toe of a hind foot.
forging
Excessive lateral shoulder motion as with wide-fronted horses.
Rolling
A low, long stride.
Pointing
A perceptible pause in the flight of the foot before it reaches the ground.
Dwelling
A quick, high, short, jolting stride.
Trappy
Heavy contact, sometimes resulting from a heavy stride
Pounding
tend to cause paddling or winging.
pigeon toes
encourage dishing or winging in and may result in severe interfering and permanent injury
Splayed feet
Long forearms, short cannons and sloping pasterns are conducive to ___, _____, true strides and limbs that wear well
long, springy
____ knees increase concussion and encourage a pounding gait
calf
Buck knees cause unstableness. When accompanied by long toes, they tend to cause _______.
stumbling
• _____ knees predispose to interfering.
knock
___ knees usually cause undue weight on the outside of the front feet, which tends to hasten sidebones.
Bow
Sickle hocks must bear a disproportionate share of weight; therefore, _____ and ____tend to develop.
spavin
curbs
___________ are less common than sickle hocks but are equally serious. They seldom ride easy, are prone to crampy, boggy hocks and tend to cause low, skimming stride
Post legs
_________ legs usually are unsteady or "limber hocked" and predispose to most unsoundnesses of the hock
Bandy legs
A long forearm contributes to a _______
long stride.
_______ shoulders and pasterns are associated with a springy stride
sloping
A ___-kneed (back at the knees) posture is associated with hard concussion or a pounding gait
calf
Low _______ withers are associated with a defective gait called forging
rounding
A _____________ horse will paddle or wing out. Conversely, a _________ (heels in, toes out) horse will wing in and the striding leg
pigeon toed
splayfooted
Short, steep ankles and pasterns result in a ______ stride, hard
stilted
Front legs out at the corner or too wide in front are a structural defect associated with a _____ motion.
rolling motion
A short, thick, bulky neck too often goes with a ______ shoulder and reduces neck suppleness and mobility
straight
A short straight shoulder and forearm, accompanied by steep pasterns, results in a ____nstride
short
Nervous and continuous movement of the ears may mean impaired _____.
vision
__________detract from the horse's appearance, affect action, and often are associated with a steep croup and curbiness.
sickle hocks