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Location: Somewhere across the SABINE | Would you buy a horse with hocks that are fusing or in the process? if all vet records were released? |
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| Personally, I would get my vet's opinion then move on what he says. Many years ago I got rid of a nice horse because he had hock issues. Looking back, I know his hocks were fusing. If I had just put him out in the pasture for a year and left him alone, he would have been fine. |
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| Absolutely! I would prefer they fused. No more pain and injections. |
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Veteran
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Location: Pittsburg, Texas 75686 | Let them fuse on their own....never anymore pain. Don't let a vet do surgery....most times that does not work and you are done!! |
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  Keeper of the King Snake
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Location: Dubach, LA | Alright Woody's Mama. Back away from my gelding. I saw him first.
Or maybe we both just happened upon different horses at the same time.
Edited by CanCan 2017-05-12 2:40 PM
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Somewhere across the SABINE | I took a mare in to see where she was in the fusing process, her right hock is fused and the left has a little to go. I told him to inject her and he said she didnt need it. She doesnt fit me, and I was going to list her for sale. a few folks I have talked to about her, act like the FH is a deal breaker.
Just wanting opinions |
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| I have a 7 year old gelding that it is in the process but he is only fusing the middle joint, which my vet said was more rare since they typically fuse both the middle and lower joints. He is about 2/3rds fused in both hocks.
He came home from 5 months of cowhorse training with severe muscle and nerve damage in his back a year ago so we have been rehabbing that ever since so I am not sure when the fusing process actually started.
We injected the bottom joints on both, started riding him, and he is burying his hindend like his built to. Yay!
I know the fusing process can be quite painful, and I understand that every horse is unique but how long does the process *typically* take? This is my first experience.
Edited by wishingforsun 2017-05-15 3:04 PM
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | For me, it would depend.
My Red went through a period of fusing hocks, and fortunetly he is fully fused so we shouldn't need injections anymore. But for him, he was so advanced that injections did NOT take care of all his pain and I had to give him Previcox on top of it.
And some horses never fully fuse, so then you are stuck always trying to manage them.
So for me, it would depend on the individual horse - are they in training or finished - what caliber are they - do they have any other "negative" things .... etc. And if the fusing hock would be worth it to me.
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Location: Somewhere across the SABINE | Thank you all for the input
Im trying to find a jockey to show her for me. As soon as I get some credentials and videos I guess I will list her.
She is supposed to be finished 1-3d depending on rider, I know she was rodeoed on a lot so no luck finding stats there. |
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