Poll
A Pain in the Hock
Do you currently treat and/or supplement your horse for hock pain or injury?
Total votes cast: 157
Comments & Write-in Answers
25yr. old gelding stiff going downhill. using MoveEase from mybesthorse.
10/1/2012 5:14:23 PM
Bone spavin,cortisone injections
9/30/2012 2:57:47 AM
it is horable
9/28/2012 5:03:00 PM
My horse Fabria has arthritis in her hocks. I have been giving her a supliment to help whith the pai
9/28/2012 2:07:40 PM
My horse is a jumper and has had hock injections and gets daily supplements for joints and ligaments
9/28/2012 6:49:36 AM
Use Adequan
9/27/2012 1:57:21 PM
Unsure if discomfort is in hock, pastern or stifle
9/27/2012 8:24:03 AM
Shetland pony's left hock is fusing. Occasional bute for pain.
9/26/2012 8:19:38 AM
CetylM
9/26/2012 8:01:40 AM
But my old mare had supplements for many years, injections last couple years before retirement
9/26/2012 7:12:09 AM
His hock was injected once with Adequan and steroids last year. Now on Cetyl-M & small dose of bute
9/26/2012 5:38:22 AM
Had a mare w/bone spavins years ago-back then all we did is wait for hock to fuse
9/25/2012 11:30:00 PM
no problems at this time
9/25/2012 8:36:09 PM
older horse with arthritic hocks. Give Cetyl-m, surpass on hard work days.
9/25/2012 7:48:16 PM
Cosequin 1x/day.
9/25/2012 6:43:23 PM
msm & a joint supplement, basic yoga stretching, thorough warm ups
9/25/2012 6:26:56 PM
I treat all injuries proactively by not asking my horse to do what he wasn't built to do.
9/25/2012 5:23:46 PM
We supplemented our stallion during his show career but not since he retired
9/25/2012 5:08:36 PM
glucosamine, chondroitin, msm supplement for prophylaxis
9/25/2012 4:59:04 PM
Thankfully no.
9/25/2012 4:54:28 PM
injections
9/25/2012 4:44:39 PM
25yo former preliminary eventor...
9/25/2012 9:20:03 AM
Preventative
9/25/2012 12:20:52 AM
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I give my mare a hock injections
10/1/2012 6:51:57 PM