With six bones articulating in close range and multiple tendons and ligaments controlling extension and flexion, the hock, or the horse equivalent of the human ankle, has many moving and ...

Researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences are launching a new clinical trial to investigate the use of a compound called resveratrol as a possible ...

Ashlee E.Watts, DVM, PhD, DACVS. a board certified large animal surgeon in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University conducted a study on EquiThrive's effects on hock ...

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Equine veterinarians have developed a way to detect lameness using a motion detection system called the "Lameness Locator." Now, researchers have found that the Lameness Locator can detect lameness ...

Spavin is a term horse owners dread; it is the standard name for osteoarthritis of the lower hock joints. Bone spavin in horses may affect one or both of the lower hock joints, and frequently affects ...

Huey had his semi-annual veterinary visit with Dr. Ron Lenhert this week. In addition to immunizations and worming, Huey got hocks injections, one of the “regular maintenance” procedures he and many ...

Back problems are sometimes blamed for low-grade lameness in horses when in fact the back pain develops secondary to the lameness. British Equestrian Federation (BEF) physiotherapist Vicky Spalding ...

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COLUMBIA, Mo. ¬— The most common ailment to affect a horse is lameness. A University of Missouri equine veterinarian has developed a way to detect this problem using a motion detection system called ...