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Re: [RC] Mysterious swollen hock - Don HustonHello Chrystal,Like Elizabeth said, it's probably "Throughpin". One day several years ago I got my horse out to ride and there it was, right hock with a bulge where it should have been a sucked in pocket. Just like your horse mine was sound, there was no heat and it was not tender. At first I used DMSO, ice, heat, various liniments and saw no difference in the swelling so I stopped. I noticed after several weeks that walking and trotting reduced the swelling but it would come back overnight. I do not remember the time frame but it took a long time before I stopped seeing the swelling in the morning. I eliminated any speed beyond the trot and continued doing my usual "back of the pack" 50's and it healed over time and now that hock looks identical to the other one. Don Huston At 05:53 AM 3/18/2009 Wednesday, you wrote: My mare has a swollen hock not at the joint itself as just above it, in the little "pockets" , there is not heat no pain, she is sound even after a flexion test, over the last 10 days I have iced,buted, & sweated it with no change, I applied Epsom salts yesterday and that seems to have shrunk it somewhat, anyway......any ideas?? You can palpate it and she does not react, is running and bucking all over the field, I did not start her at FITS because of this and if I cannot get rid of the swelling in the next few days will cancel our April ride schedule. Have had a vet look at her, but no x rays. Her hock was xrayed last fall and my vet was impressed by how clean they were so not likely to be arthritis ( plus as I said she is in no apparent pain.)
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