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New Member:
Angelas

Posted on Friday, Sep 19, 2003 - 1:03 pm:

Hi

I have a friend who regularly takes horses
to have hocks injected. I am familiar with
this process. The vet that she goes to
uses a different drug than the corticosteroid.
He uses legend but also uses a different drug
that my friend says is experimental and will be
approved for broad use soon. She says he and
another vet in Texas are the only two using this drug. She does not know the name. She swears
by the results though and is very happy as they
inject many horses a year there. I would just like to know more about this mystery drug and if
you had ever heard of it.

THank you
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Monday, Sep 22, 2003 - 5:42 am:

Clueless Angela,
Why don't you call the veterinarians and let us know what they say?
DrO
New Member:
Dlackey

Posted on Saturday, Jul 2, 2005 - 7:21 pm:

Did you ever find out the name of the drug? I live in Texas and there is a vet here that is known worldwide for treating leg problems, expecially in race horses. I wonder if the vet you mentioned is in Elgin, Texas? I have recently discovered that my five yr old QH, which has never been abused or worked hard ( I raised him and trained him) has hock problems and I am trying to do research on hock injections and whether to go this route or not. He is just starting to be shown in Western Pleasure and Trail, but has recently shown a very definite difference in right and left hind legs/strides at a trot and all of a sudden has developed a resentful attitude when asked to work. I know this horse backward and forward and can tell he is in pain. The vet took X-rays and says he has the slightest of bone spurs in his hocks. However, the first time I noticed the lameness, he wouldn't let me touch his left stifle.
Member:
cmatexas

Posted on Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 - 9:59 pm:

It has been suggested to us that we take my daughter's 9yo barrel horse for xrays on her hocks for possible injections. As she accelerates out of the turn, she has lost her smoothness, and it almost looks like she is "hopping" around the back of the barrel. Her stops have gotten very front heavy; she usually has a reiner's stop. She still sits hard, but seems to then sharply shift her weight on to her front feet. We see no signs of lameness, and she moves perfectly during any other work, except that she has started tail swishing as she comes out of the 2nd and 3rd barrels. She is still running excellent times, but we have seen the change in her smoothness. Not DrOpping her shoulder.

It was suggested that we try powdered bute twice a day for several days, and see if she improves. If she does, then we should take a closer look at her hocks.

No saddle issues; feet are excellent and balanced, teeth regularly floated. No visible swelling or obvious heat that I can detect. Old scars on both back ankles that look to be from smooth wire. We assume that is what ended her very early, and lucrative, show career, but it was before our time with her. They are smooth and thin.

Not a horrible problem, but someone with decades of experience worked with her today, and suggested we might want to head of a problem before it gets really bad, or atleast improve her performance.

I'm sure there are lots of people out there with some suggestions..... Dr. O, if we do take her to the vet, is there anything specific you would recommend that we ask for? I am assuming this can be an expensive venture to undertake......
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Posted on Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 - 9:03 am:

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