stand : hind legs 

 

Observation

The hind legs conformation is evaluated standstill and moving horse from the side and the back.
From the side, review is done at standstill, the canon bone being vertical. The alignment between the centerline of the canon bone and the tip of the croup as well as the angle formed between the axis of the canon bone (i.e. vertical if it is well placed) and axis of the thigh is assessed. This last observation allows to measure the opening of the hock. It is interesting to observe the functioning of hind-limb from the side at the three gaits.