Joints, Tendons & Ligaments
Hock Joint Pain
- Duration
- 30 min
When to reach for it
hock soreness, bone spavin region, older sport horses, cold starts
About this program
The horse that 'works in' tells a hock story: stiff behind for the first ten minutes, then better as the joint warms. That pattern — worst at the start, easing with movement — is the signature of the lower hock's slow wear.
Consider this program when:
- the horse starts stiff behind and improves with work
- the vet has located soreness to the lower hock region
- an older sport horse is managing bone spavin wear
- cold mornings make the hind end reluctant
One hock per treatment, comfort-paced. Diagnosis belongs to the vet — this pattern has imitators.