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Lookin For Diamonds Reg. Jul 2009	Posted 2013-11-20 5:54 PM Subject: Cow Hocked
Elite Veteran Posts: 784 Location: USA	Looking at a yearling that to me looks slightly cow hocked. He is very quick and light footed.... floats across the ground... when he stands he looks a little cow hocked to me. Would you pass or be worried?
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Runnin < C > Reg. Aug 2006	Posted 2013-11-20 8:12 PM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Canine Carryout Queen Location: Oklahoma	most people look FOR slightly cow hocked horses, they stay more sound and get out of a barrel quicker.
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tracies Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2013-11-20 9:37 PM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Expert Posts: 1280 Location: Texas	My gelding is slightly cow hocked & he can really squat down & work. And he is 15 & never been injected. Sound as can be.
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trickster j Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2013-11-20 10:01 PM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Too busy outside! Posts: 5417	Runnin < C > - 2013-11-20 7:12 PM most people look FOR slightly cow hocked horses, they stay more sound and get out of a barrel quicker. agree! :)
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BMW Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2013-11-21 12:14 AM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Expert Posts: 3147	As yearlings grow their pelvises get wider and will eliminate some of the cow hock.
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2013-11-21 12:20 AM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Runnin < C > - 2013-11-20 8:12 PM most people look FOR slightly cow hocked horses, they stay more sound and get out of a barrel quicker.
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BARRELHORSE USA Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2013-11-21 1:42 AM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
	Pictures of horses that are just standing there, eating or tied up are going to give you some weird looking conformation problems ... that actually don't exist .. This is the reason vets and trainers want to see the horse walk, trot in a straight line while they look at front to rear lateral movement ... Cow hocks is a conformation fault to any trainer or vet you talk to except barrel horse people... .. anytime even one of a horses feet hit the ground outside his frame structure that foot/leg gets too much pressure to remain sound for long ... faster the horse the more likely the defect will show up sooner than later .. Here is one of my seriously deformed babies while eating .... needed a body stretcher to get her fixed up ... lol (SHAMELESS PERFECTION 5.30 (19).JPG) Attachments ---------------- SHAMELESS PERFECTION 5.30 (19).JPG (60KB - 297 downloads)
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Lookin For Diamonds Reg. Jul 2009	Posted 2013-11-21 8:47 AM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Elite Veteran Posts: 784 Location: USA	BMW - 2013-11-21 12:14 AM As yearlings grow their pelvises get wider and will eliminate some of the cow hock. That's what I was thinking... I went back and looked at my now 5 yr old geldings baby pictures for reference... he looked cow hocked. He is so far from cow hocked. He has widened out and is very correct and balanced. Looking at babies is so hard sometimes.
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chiquitamagic1 Reg. Nov 2005	Posted 2013-11-21 1:37 PM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Veteran Posts: 220 Location: Conroe, TX 77304	My mare is now 22 and has been all her life and she is cowhocked. Never has to be injected.
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AfleetEquine Reg. Mar 2013	Posted 2013-11-21 1:45 PM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Extreme Veteran Posts: 473	This post makes me feel so much better about my colt! I looked back at some older pictures. Maybe it just is the way he is growing for now - because he wasn't bad as a foal? Edited by AfleetEquine 2013-11-21 2:45 PM
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DLV Reg. May 2013	Posted 2013-11-21 2:16 PM Subject: RE: Cow Hocked
Expert Posts: 1432 Location: Never in one place long	My mare is cow hocked.... her only "flaw" she is the smoothest, most athletic horse I've ever owned..has never bothered her yet... she is out of Alive n Firen.
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