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To: HairOfTheDog

Her legs look alot better in these pictures. I've seen two babies that had bowed legs at birth. One of them really bad and even after she grew up they stayed that way, but I think some of that was due to the fact that the people didn't take care of it consistently at the start.

The other one straightened out just fine. I learned that if a babies bow out like that it's because the tendon is to tight that runs down the back of their leg. Probably, because they were a bit crowded in mom. The best way to treat it is keep the baby in a very small area to where they can't run around alot. Keep them as still as possible so the tendon will relax. The more they run the tighter it gets.

That's what the people with the first baby didn't want to do. They liked see the baby run and play. The baby belonged to a young girl, and everyday she let it out to watch it, "just for a few hours:)".

I know it's hard to keep them confined because they are fun to watch, but after watching the two, I know how important it is to get it fixed while they are young. The second one the owners never let it out of like a 12 x 24 ft run till it had straightened. And it did in a few weeks.

I'm a worrier too, so you might tell Tiff to keep an eye on her legs. If they start to bow even just slightly, pen her up. If that tendon is tight it will show more and more if she is loose. If it's just slighly tight now, she won't have to penned for long.

We had a baby once that had too weak of pastern tendons. The treatment of that was just the opposite. Let 'em run. That tightens them up.

Becky


2,556 posted on 07/12/2004 5:18:49 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (Proud member of the Lunatic Fringe, we love Spam, Uzi's and Jesus)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Beaker

Did she get to see it be born? Had she heard about the thing babies have in their mouth at birth. I don't know what it's called, do you? I heard if you find that thing and throw it up on your barn roof you will have good luck with the baby. Have you heard this? I found Dot's and threw it up there, and so far she has turned out to be a wonderful horse. Might mention this to Tiff too, might help with the loose fence:)

Becky


2,557 posted on 07/12/2004 5:27:09 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (Proud member of the Lunatic Fringe, we love Spam, Uzi's and Jesus)
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