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Clicking/grinding in the right hock?
So I asked a question like this before, but I want as may opinions as possible.
My parents and I went to see a potential horse to buy. I fell in love with him, but my parents won't let me get him if there is a problem with his legs (I am a jumper, so clean legs are important). The problem is, when we saw him moving (the owner was round penning him for us to watch his movement), his back end was super stiff and his right hind leg was making a clicking/grinding noise around his hock area. It was a really weird noise.
Some back round info thet'll help: He is a 9 year old OTTB that came off the track when he was 4 because a high bow that was allowed to fully heal and does not affect him in any way. He was at a rescue so the rescue owners were very truthful and kind (they tried to tell me everything they could, they didn't know that the noise was caused by). He hadn't been worked in a while because he had lost some weight over the winter and they didn't want to work him too hard. The pastures were disgustingly muddy so he could have easily slipped out there.
We are going to go back to see if he improved at all. I think since the temperatures are up, they will work him more, so if it is because he is not use to being worked and needs to loosen up, he will be allowed to do so.
3 Answers
- CassieLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
When you go to look at him walk behind him and look at his back. See if one side is considerably larger than the other side, indicating a musculoskeletal problem. Then have him round penned again and watch him. If he is super stiff and you hear the grinding noise, have him immediately backed up and see if this improves. Since he is out of shape, if he has weak stifles, the area will lock up, making him stiff behind and that nasty grinding noise you describe. If it stops when he is backed up, then proper conditioning should eleviate the problem, and there are newer surgeries that can reverse it without compromising the legs integrity over jumps. However, it is best to purchase a horse that you know up front doesn't have these issues, because this will always be a recurring thing without proper conditioning or corrective surgery.
- 1 decade ago
I had a horse that made a clicking noise whenever it walked. Although it was weird the horse was always sound and never took a lame step for the 7 years I owned her. I can't remember what it was called... cartalige? Anyway have her vet checked while she is making the noise. Don't wait to see if it goes. The vet can give you what you need. If the horse is going to have soundness issues the vet will let you know.
- 1 decade ago
The stiffness could be that he is lacking fluid in his joints and could use a hock injection, or he could possibly have a bone chip. I would suggest having a vet coming out and looking at his hocks.
