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16 cze 2022 · Lameness in the horse's hock joint is one of the most common causes of altered hind end gait. Hock lameness is characterized by shortened gait, weight shifting, stiffness when your horse picks their hind legs up, and reduced springiness off the ground when the horse picks up a canter or jumps.
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.
21 sie 2017 · Slipped hock is the term used to describe an injury where the superficial digital flexor tendon becomes dislocated from its normal position at the point of the hock, to one side. The tendon...
9 sty 2024 · Hock Problems. Bog spavin: With a bog spavin, the front of the hock will have puffiness or swelling, though heat and lameness are not common. They're usually caused by poor conformation, excessive strain, or injury. Thoroughpin: With thoroughpins, there is soft swelling just above the point of the hock. This fluid can be pushed back and forth.
19 gru 2022 · Bone spavin, also known as Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the hock (tarsus), is an extremely common cause of equine lameness. It is caused by repeated concussion and rotational forces on the hock joint, as well as excessive forces on the adjoining ligaments.
Capped hock is due to distention of the subcutaneous bursa or development of an acquired bursa over the tuber calcanei. This usually results from repetitive trauma (eg, kicking or leaning on stable walls) and is not usually associated with lameness.
12 sie 2024 · Wondering what a hock injury is and what you can do about it? Inside this post you'll learn exactly that as well as how you can treat your own horse with kinesiology tape.