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<blockquote data-quote="Bright Raven" data-source="post: 1523247" data-attributes="member: 27490"><p>Boot Jack's post above does a good job explaining the preferred angle of the lower leg. In motion is the preferred way to observe proper rear leg form, i.e. live motion or video. If a bull is too straight in the lower rear leg, it can be hard on the tarsals and metatarsals. An ungulate moves on the tips of its digits. Mankind walks on the entire foot on the ground. Thus, in cattle the bottom of the foot and heel is off the ground. Those joints take some wear if they are too straight resulting in the potential for shorter longevity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bright Raven, post: 1523247, member: 27490"] Boot Jack's post above does a good job explaining the preferred angle of the lower leg. In motion is the preferred way to observe proper rear leg form, i.e. live motion or video. If a bull is too straight in the lower rear leg, it can be hard on the tarsals and metatarsals. An ungulate moves on the tips of its digits. Mankind walks on the entire foot on the ground. Thus, in cattle the bottom of the foot and heel is off the ground. Those joints take some wear if they are too straight resulting in the potential for shorter longevity. [/QUOTE]
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