Posted by bmarabians Margie - CVO - 
on 12/24/2003, 4:01 pm, in reply to "Re: breeding bey shah related horses who have a club foot"
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Carolyn -
The same thing happened to me. The breeder did not say anything to me about a club foot until AFTER I purchased the horse and the vet discovered it. She is also Bey Shah bred, and her granddam had the same problems she does. I AM losing my shirt over this since she needs special shoeing and more than likely a surgery, not to mention she's on special feed and can't be turned out/worked very long so as not to stress her growing bones and tendons/ligaments. I certainly know how you feel, and I hope you place your filly soon. Best of luck to you, and I hope things start looking up.
As far as your post goes, my filly was 60 degrees in one heel, 56 degrees in the other. I've had three farriers, two vets (no x-rays of her feet, just legs), two trainers, one judge (same judge who judged a Nationals halter class this year), and numerous show people and breeders tell me my filly has a club foot. Are they all wrong? If you know of any resources I can check out about this condition, please let me know. I'm getting desperate.
I have not noticed club feet affecting sales prices, since many breeders are still selling them for a mint. I could not tell you any breeding options, but I would just watch the legs and pedigrees of any stallion you look at. Breeding to a stallion with generations of good legs behind him would be the best route, but it won't guarantee that the foal won't have the same problem. Margie is right though, lots of lines carry this problem, not just Bey Shah so be careful what you breed to. I've noticed that some judges are really starting to take notice of this problem, and are placing the horses accordingly. This may affect future sales prices, but I'm no expert. I'm just speaking from experience with this condition. Best of luck to you also.
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: well I have one and it was not disclosed
: before I bought her-after numerous
: emails telling the breeder/owners that
: I would not buy one that had a club
: foot,low and behold she arrived,club
: foot and all.I can not afford to lose
: my shirt due to these people's
: dishinesty/lack of ethics so I d0o not
: know what to do.On top of everything
: else I am out of work and have to lease
: or sell her fast.
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: I know many people say Bey Shah horses
: have club feet but most of the ones
: I've seen have not been club footed.
: I'm sure there are some that are, but I
: have actually seen more club feet in
: some other lines. I also have a pet
: peeve on how many people will call a
: horse that is a bit higher in one heel
: than another a "club foot".
: Just because the feet don't match
: perfectly, does not mean the horse is
: club footed. Also, a bit of a dish in
: a foot does not necessarily mean a club
: foot. Sometimes the only way to know
: if a horse is truely club footed is to
: do x-rays.
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: I would like to hear from owners who ar
: ehonest enough to say their beyshah
: breeding horse/horses have one or more
: club foot-and how they breed them
: bloodline wise.Also the effect on
: market
: value
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