Posted 2015-04-05 5:48 PM Subject: Does this look normal?
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I noticed the other night that my mare has some swelling on the inside, upper part of both her hocks. This might sound like a really dumb question but I can't decide if it has always been like this or not. She acts normal and shows no signs of lameness or stiffness at all. The "swelling" is just squishy and I don't think it should be that way although it seems to disappear whenever she rests her leg and it becomes tight. That's what makes me think maybe it's normal. I did try cold hosing it at night and it seems to be a little better in the mornings. This picture shows what area I'm talking about. I compared to some of my older horses and theirs are much tighter. Then I compared to another one of mine that is 10 (and so is this mare) and his were surprisingly similar to hers, not quite as much but in the same area.
Does this look normal?
