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31 sie 2023 · Researchers in Europe have reported that certain types of hock sprains in horses heal well after injury following a simple rest period, with most athletes returning to their previous activity...
If there’s a hock problem, your horse will probably be markedly lamer for a number of strides. These signs point to trouble, but they don’t tell you what (or even exactly where) the problem is. Your veterinarian can do a full lameness exam, take X-rays and perform other tests to see what’s going on.
14 lut 2024 · The findings might help guide therapeutic approaches after joint injuries, the researchers report. Biomarkers could also help pinpoint which arthritic horses are in pain, Skiöldebrand adds.
This swelling at the point of the hock may be caused by an injury or kick from another horse, but the most common cause is repeated blows to the hock as the horse kicks its stall or trailer walls. Accumulations of fluid form a “cap” that may reach a quart in volume.
21 sie 2017 · Is there any hope for a horse’s athletic career once a hock tendon becomes detached from its anchor points? Matt Smith MRCVS outlines the nature of this relatively uncommon injury
Dr. Gayle Trotter explains the different ways injured hocks can be treated in this two-part series. Trotter uses skeletal models to show the hock area. He says joints should be considered the same as an organ in the sense of of its soft tissue properties.
Disorders of the tarsus (hock) include the conditions known as bog spavin, bone spavin, and curb. The tarsus can also be affected by displacement of the tendon from the hock, fracture of the tarsus, hindlimb tendon and muscle ruptures, stringhalt, and thoroughpin.
