Both hooves have a 62° hoof angle The first foal's club foot has a slight dish in the front, a high PA of 12°, and a BA of 50° That foot might be a candidate for check ligament desmotomy But the other foal's club foot has a 23° PA and a BA of 60°; We're talking about the "normal foot", but that's an ideal There are a lot of different things that could affect the way the foot looks The number one factor being conformation, of course If your horse is toed in, toed out, base narrow, base wide, etc, that will definitely affect the way the foot looks club foot case recently This particular horse, a six year old gelding, has what I feel is a grade three club foot (on a 15 scale) Apparently the club foot condition has been with this horse since it was a foal This horse found it difficult to
Recognizing Various Grades Of The Club Foot Syndrome
