The Club Foot

My weanling’s foot seems a bit boxy. My veterinarian said it sounds like he has a club foot. What does this mean?
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After seeing the conformation of several weanlings at a sale recently, I noticed that my weanling had a strange-looking foot. On closer examination of his leg, his foot seemed a bit boxy. Will I still be able to sell him at the sales next year, and will he be able to perform as an athlete? My veterinarian said it sounds like he has a club foot. What does this mean?

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Donna Dixon Woodall

Compare the "clubbed" left front foot of this horse to his other front foot. Once a horse reaches musculoskeletal maturity and is already performing as a successful athlete, radical attempts to make the foot appear normal should be avoided

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Robert J. Hunt, DVM, practices at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee in Lexington, Ky.

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