[Jacob-list] Crooked front legs
Linda
patchworkfibers at windstream.net
Wed Jul 18 21:14:07 EDT 2012
No, not talking about toeing out. Talking about placing hooves straight
and not toeing out.
On 7/18/2012 9:07 PM, Neal Grose wrote:
> Mostly I’m looking at their ability to place their hooves straight
> instead of toeing out. When people used to talk about “cow –hocked”
> Jacobs, I think they were speaking of the primitive trait that you
> describe. The difference in true cow-hocked is that they toe out,
> which is a fault that leads to mobility problems.
> Neal
> *From:* Linda <mailto:patchworkfibers at windstream.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:20 PM
> *To:* Neal Grose <mailto:nlgrose at yadtel.net>
> *Cc:* jacob-list at jacobsheep.com <mailto:jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] Crooked front legs
> Neal -
> what do you mean by track straight? I think that's what I have been
> calling "tracking" in my primitive girls. As they walk, they place
> each foot directly in front of the opposing foot. Kind of like a
> runway model, except naturally. It's something I like and select for.
> Linda
> On 7/18/2012 8:10 PM, Neal Grose wrote:
>> We used to say that Jacob's sheep had a "narrow stance". The lower
>> portions of the legs should be vertical to the ground and the animal
>> should track straight, but both front and rear legs may angle in from
>> the shoulders and hips.
>>
>> Neal
>>
>> ---
>>
>
> --
> Patchwork Farm Jacob Sheep <http://www.patchworkfibers.com>
>
>
--
Patchwork Farm Jacob Sheep <http://www.patchworkfibers.com>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.pairlist.net/pipermail/jacob-list/attachments/20120718/5d38c9bd/attachment.htm>
More information about the Jacob-list
mailing list