Yearling hocks (Pics)

Question

I know this is like my 20th question about my yearling Ace but this is my first foal so i get really worried if i see anything that looks abnormal in me eyes. Ok here we go. My paint horse Ace is 15 months old and his hind hocks look quite large for his size (or i may just be really paranoid). Do you think he has one of those growing disorders like DOD, OCD or a bog spavin? Tell me what yall think. Here's some pics.

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Answer 1

he looks a little swollen

Answer 2

it seems enlarge right below the hocks, not necessarily the hocks themselves. I don't know that much about horse diseases or injuries but as long as he's not in pain or has problems walking/trotting/cantering etc. then I suggest you don't worry about it too much. It' s a little hard to tell from the pictures but if you think that you should call a vet to check it out, go right ahead.

Answer 3

He's just growing (:

Normally young horses do tend to have bigger joints which can look swollen or have something wrong with them. From experience that looks like a normal yearling hock.

Answer 4

You need a pic of the whole horse. Young horses joints tend to look larger until they develop fully.

After looking at the whole pics...he looks normal to me. Is there any heat in the joints? Any limping? If not give his body time to catch up. Think of a teenager with knobby knees. He is at that stage.

Answer 5

I think he looks fine, a little knobby but in young horses thats ok. If he starts getting gimpy check his feet for bruises then worry about his hocks. If you bother you hydro them for 10 minutes 2 or 3X per day with cool water or icy vet wrap. It wont hurt him if he's fine and it'll help if he's really swollen in the joint.  

Answer 6

Just a normal growing horse. If you think it's not normal, chances are you aren't going to rest easy until you have a vet look at him. But he's a growing horse, and like most paints with white legs or stockings, their joints seem a bit more obvious because most of the time the horse isn't as "white" as we'd like so dirt seems to get in certain places and give the "pop out" appearance. Also, your horse is cow hocked and toe-ing out so you are going to notice more on those back legs than any other place.

Other than that, he's a beautiful horse so just let him keep growing and maturing.

Answer 7

they do look a little swolen.

but it might just be he was rolling in his stall and hit them.

if they get any worse or he starts favoring them you should defentaly call the vet