Originally Posted by exbiologist


Originally Posted by StoneCutter
This is a really interesting thread.

I know nothing about goats. What is a pastern?


It’s like the joint below the dewclaw above the hoof. The dewclaw is almost hitting the ground now



It's common to get leg/hip/pastern injuries if one has been beat on. Often the attacker(s) will catch the back leg of the attacked between their horns and lift/twist/ram. I've seen legs broken. It's more likely to happen with the "tighter" more upright horns like your goats have with little space between them. The wider and more open kiko horns make it less of a problem.