Packgoat prospects for sale
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Nanno you noted "hocks swivel". I saw another goat like my Cruiser at the 2015 Island Park Rendy. They both have what I have described as a cork screw to the back legs when they walk. Cruiser has been this way since he was 1 1/2 years old. He packs, climbs and gets around things in the forest just fine but he will not jump very high. This past year at age 8 I've seen him clear small creeks with a bank on both sides. Sometimes he amazes me and sticks a perfect landing other times his back legs crash. He doesn't seem to hurt, but you can knock him over with a sudden side push to his back end. This cork screw gait made me assume he would be the 1st of my original 3 Obers to stop hiking but he is the last goat standing. Oddly it was comforting to see another goat with this problem going strong.
They only embarrassing thing was is when Clay Zimmerman was using Cruiser as demo goat at this past rendy. Clay was demonstrating how to pull the front leg forward to free the skin in the arm pit so as not to get it stuck under the girth strap on the saddle. Cruiser was very relaxed when Clay pulled his front leg, suddenly his back end fell on the ground.
Is this cork screw to the leg when he walks what you call a hock swivel?
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Packgoat prospects for sale - by Catahoula - 12-22-2016, 06:33 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by syncrofly - 01-19-2017, 04:46 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by Catahoula - 01-19-2017, 07:35 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by Catahoula - 01-20-2017, 10:48 AM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by IdahoNancy - 01-21-2017, 07:38 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by IdahoNancy - 01-22-2017, 05:48 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by Nanno - 01-23-2017, 12:20 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by IdahoNancy - 01-24-2017, 05:08 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by Nanno - 01-24-2017, 09:53 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by IdahoNancy - 01-26-2017, 03:29 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by Catahoula - 03-18-2017, 08:41 PM
RE: Packgoat prospects for sale - by Catahoula - 04-08-2017, 08:54 PM

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