Bow-legged ( Age : 12 days ) Knee inward ( Age : 5 days )
" Garrón " out ( Age : 9 days )
( tarsus ) deviations tend to appear at birth ( the more angular ) or during the first 4 or 5 months ( less angular ) and should be resolved before they reach the age of 4 and 6 months . Joint deviations ( bowleggedness and left foot ) tend to appear at 15 days to two months after birth and should be resolved before they are 2 and 3 months old ( see some examples in Figure 6 ). An angular defect known as “ offset ” which begins during gestation is very difficult to solve . It occurs when forelimb cannon and arm are on parallel lines , but on different “ rail tracks ” instead of being on the same line . It forces the knee to take on a “ diagonal ” conformation .
at 2 and a half months . The first must be treated with corrective paring and its evolution must be closely and regularly supervised . The other must undergo surgery with no loss of time to avoid it remaining in this condition for ever , because in order to achieve effective positive results there is very little growth left in the plates . From the data analysis I used in my Equine Production Master ’ s Program thesis ( that deals with alignment defects in over 2,500 controlled foals
There is a third group of defects known as “ rotational deviations ” which are those in which the limb has an outward or inward rotation angle . Generally speaking , in most cases it occurs from the carpus / tarsus upward . Treatment for this type of deviation is a lot more complex .
The emergency goes hand in hand with the deviation angle and the age at which it occurs . For example : a 2 degree ( out of 3 ) bow leg at the age of 20 days is not as urgent as though it were to occur
Left ( Age : 19 days )
" Garrón " to the inside ( Age : 23 days )
Offset ( Age : 384 days )
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