Q: What is the breakover? The breakover is the last phase of the stride and covers the time between the heel leaving the ground and the toe leaving the ground. ‘Delayed breakover’ means that this phase takes longer, as may be the case with a long toe, and a ‘shortened breakover’ means that it takes less…
Q: What is Ballerina Syndrome? A: Ballerina Syndrome refers to the situation where a 'normal' foal changes within a few days of birth to having very upright pasterns, and walking on the tips of his toes. Some suggest that the speed of the bone growth in these foals is too fast for the tendons to adapt, but…
