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Discussion on Hock sores
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Diana
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Posted on Saturday, Jul 12, 2003 - 2:34 pm:
My 4 yo Tennessee Walking horse gets sores on his hocks from lying down a lot to sleep. We have tried thickening the shavings/bedding, but he still gets them. I read a thread about this but no one mentioned what has been working for us -- every night I put neoprene hock boots on him (and take them off first thing in the morning). They do start to fall apart after about a month, but they work! I also just tried Cashel's boomer hock bandages, but he didn't like them (apparently -- since I found them the next morning tossed out of his stall). If anyone has any other ideas or thoughts I'd love to hear from you. The hock boots aren't cheap -- but then neither is the antibiotic spray that I had to get from the vet when one of the sores got infected.....
Cheers,
Diana
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Member:
Dres
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Posted on Saturday, Jul 12, 2003 - 6:09 pm:
for what is is worth... my friend would put duct tape on her horses hocks... it worked for her mare...
Ann
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 13, 2003 - 12:27 am:
Hock boots is what we have recommended in the past when softer bedding did not help.
DrO
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Member:
Longhorn
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Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 11:57 pm:
Good! Glad I found this topic. I have exactly the same problem with one of my horses who is developing chronic hock sores from laying down at night. We have rubber mats in our pipe barn stalls which lead out to separate corrals and an arena. We wouldn't be able to surface all this with wood chips, fine sand gets picked up too quickly with manure and urine, and spreading manure makes an unholy mess during the monsoon rains. We use reject sand (chat) in the corrals and arenas. The horses really like to lie down in it, it helps to cut down on the dust and drains really well. Problem is, it's rough on the one horse's hocks.
I also used both the neoprine hock boots (which quickly fell apart) and the Cashel hock boots. I actually had to sew a patch on one of the Cashel boots (terry cloth kitchen towel) because it ripped open and the stuffings were coming out (probably because the horse used it as a pinwheel when it fell off). Still, besides using Nitrofurizone spray on the owies to keep the flies off, the hock boots are the only thing I've found to help keep the sores under control.
If anyone finds another better brand of hock boot or another solution, please let me know!
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Canter
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Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 7:43 am:
Laura,
I have found that a heavy application of Corona cream at night really helps.
My TB used to get them after I moved him to a barn where they had soft rubber mats and tons of bedding (vs thin bedding over hard clay...go figure). And, where I moved him--this was several years ago--the barn is kept immaculate. My mare also gets a sore occasionally, only on one hock. Since I mostly ride at night, when I'm done, I slap on a thick layer of Corona. Really helps to heal up the sore and at the first sign of a new one, I use it again.
Hope that helps.
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Member:
Longhorn
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Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 1:18 am:
Thanks, Fran, I'll give it a try this weekend. I'll let you know how it works.
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Member:
Longhorn
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Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 12:10 am:
Y'know, the Corona seems to be working as well as the hock boots do. It's stiffer than most salves which can practically liquify in our 100º heat out here and it seems to have enough efficacy to provide some protection. I put the Corona in our little barn refrigerator to make it even stiffer and only put it on at night so I think it stays on longer and makes a better lubricant against abrasion. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Member:
Canter
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Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 9:11 am:
Laura,
I'm so glad it is working for you! I swear by the stuff for all small cuts & scrapes.
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Member:
Miamoo
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Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 1:15 pm:
Hi,
I have a youngster who gets hock rubs - not sores but the hair is gone in an area about the size of a nickle on both hocks. Do any of you have any experience in the show ring in halter classes? How might I address these rubs so they don't look so obvious to the judge?
Ella `
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Longhorn
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Posted on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 12:04 am:
No clue on how to show, Ella. I'm just a backyard, neighborhood, suburban trail rider. Sorry, hope someone has a good tip for you soon.
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Dres
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Posted on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:05 am:
Ella, they have a spray paint for horses in many colors.. you can get a can of that maybe and spray paint his hocks... i know that folks will spray over scars.. small cuts.. and hock sores for the show ring...
Ann
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Member:
Miamoo
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Posted on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 8:54 pm:
Sorry I took so long getting back. I was away over the holiday weekend. Thanks for the tip Ann. I will look for some spray.
Ella
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Kcovell
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Posted on Thursday, Feb 10, 2005 - 7:29 am:
I have been looking for days for hock boots for my horse that has hock sores and I need to leave the boots on all night. I found some that looked like what I wanted, but the company said they no longer sell them and couldn't tell me where to look. These boots had neoprene on the outside and breathable fleece on the inside, which is what I need,something that is breathable because I live in Louisiana.
Can anyone give me the names of the boots they use that might fit this description?
KC
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Member:
Longhorn
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Posted on Friday, Feb 18, 2005 - 8:49 pm:
KC, were the ones you wanted the Royal Riders Deluxe Hock Wraps at https://www.myhorsestable.com/product613.html?
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Member:
corinne
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Posted on Monday, Jan 26, 2009 - 10:23 pm:
For an active hock sore (minus infection but still an open wound) is it okay to use a hock boot on at night? Wouldn't that have the same risk as wrapping a wound near a joint which I thought was a contraindication? Or would the risk be small if only kept on while the horse is likely to lie down in the stall?
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009 - 9:07 am:
Whether a hock boot might represent a risk Corinne would depend on how well the boot fitted and how the horse behaves with them on. It is less likely to be a problem than many types of bandages where individual bands might bunch up and strangulate the tissues. But that is not to say it is not possible. You may have to try several to find a good fit.
DrO
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Member:
dzaccheo
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Posted on Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 - 1:34 pm:
I use back on track hock boots for arthritis issues, but I can say they are very well made so they my hold up better than most. They have two models, completely closed, and with a hole at the point of the hock. I have the latter and must say that even these cover the hocks very well.
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