Is this true????

[loverofminis]

Ok so this girl, my mom hired to ride horses, (about 18 or 19) and I got into a little argument about Easy Jet bred horses.
She says that she is %100 sure that if a horse out of Easy Jet is sorrel and has a birth mark on its hindquarters, it will have Navicular or Laminites.
I really disagreed with her cause personaly I had a horse out of Easy Jet, my barrel horse, and he was sorrel and had the birthmark but never suffered from those feet problems.

Ok so I was curious if anyone else had heard this, cause I really think its a load of bull poop.

[Candice_17]

Sounds like you need to get the hip waders out... Because its getting pretty deep in here!

I personally don't know the lines very well, but I would have to say that is a bunch of crap. There may be a small trend, but I doubt it.

[mart]

Well, since neither laminitis or navicular syndrome are known to be genetic disorders I would say you are correct !! Its a load of BS !! While speed horses are more prone to have navicular and laminitis, it is because of the stress on the feet and legs as well as a high carb diet they need to perform !! If that were true no one would buy Easy Jet horses because of the high medical costs involved in treatment of those diseases !!

[proudmomma]

Actually, navicular CAN be genetic, but it is more due to conformation of the progency than the actual blood lines. I'd tell your friend she's full of it. There are hundreds of Easy Jet horses out there that are just fine.

[mart]

Where did you hear that Proudmomma ?? I would like to read it !! It has always been attributed to an inflammation of the navicular bone !! Would like to read if other info has been found !!

[proudmomma]

Well, great. Now I'm gonna have to go hunting when I get a chance. Anyway, the idea is that a less than ideal angle of the pastern (usually upright, like you see in the halter industry) causes unnecessary pressure to the navicular bone and thus, inflamation. Genetics comes in only because the resulting offspring will generally have the same conformational flaws. IE: My halter mare has foundered severly in the past and is over at the knee with teensy tiny little feet. However, her pastern actually have an angle (to which I am pleasantly surprised). She was bred to Joseph's stud, which has better pasterns, bigger feet, and is straight legged. Now, while the baby has better pasterns than my mare, his feet are still tiny and he is over at the knee.
Thus, his conformation came from his genetics.. not pulled out of a hat. And, since his mother isn't IR (Insulin Resistant), he isn't predisposed to founder. If she were, he could be too, because that is genetic.

Does that help?

[mart]

Okey Dokey !!! You are talking about from a conformational standpoint and that is always possible !!

[Garrett-N-Texas]

proudmomma,

Love your Blog!!

[proudmomma]

Why thank you!

[westmar]

I agree that there is a natural angular problem-lets add to it......
NOW it is being caused by the stupid 'natural' mustang farrier bullshit!
I will start a new thread on it! BUT:
Love Easy Jet breeding-Personal and Professional experience with the breed, never heard this CRAP! Supersticious Bullshit!
There ya go!
AND I AM OLDER THAN TEX!