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Location: Duvall, WA | What is your experience with sickle hocks? Would it bother you on the two year old colt pictured? He is huge, 16h. We used to own a mare by a son of Sugar Bars who was crazy sickle hocked, moved like an overangulated German Shepherd, and she was smooth and fast and ran hard every weekend of her life until she died at 22. When we did a repurchase exam on her the vet said he has never seen sickle hocks cause a problem, but others are quick to point to it as a flaw. This colt is nothing compared to our old mare, just curious about anyone's personal experience.
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Defense Attorney for The Horse
Location: Claremore, OK | That horse (pictured) doesn’t have sickle hocks.
If you stand him naturally and drop a plum line from the side of his tail down to the ground there won’t be hardly any deviation. His cannon bone will be very close to perpendicular to the ground.
As far as true sickle hocks, there are a lot worse Conformation flaws. It does make a horse prone to curbs, which can cause pain. For barrel horses, usually it isn’t a problem, some people prefer it.
Edited by Liana D 2018-11-01 12:58 PM
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 The Bling Princess
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Location: North Dakota | Liana D - 2018-11-01 12:51 PM
That horse (pictured) doesn’t have sickle hocks.
I agree, he doesn't look sickle hocked, but he may be cow hocked in my opinion, but I can't tell for sure based on these two photos. |
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Location: Duvall, WA | He isn't cow-hocked, moves true coming and going. I think he actually is a *little* sickle hocked, but it doesn't really bother me, simply because my one experience was on a great and very sound mare. Just curious what other's experience has been. I also wonder if he is just so big so young and may kind of catch up to his legs. . . |
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Location: Claremore, OK | NipntuckLR - 2018-11-01 1:18 PM
He isn't cow-hocked, moves true coming and going. I think he actually is a *little* sickle hocked, but it doesn't really bother me, simply because my one experience was on a great and very sound mare. Just curious what other's experience has been. I also wonder if he is just so big so young and may kind of catch up to his legs. . .
He might be a ‘tiny’ bit sickle hocked but it’s barely there, especially in the picture where he’s level. He’s also very low hocked with a lot of length from hip to hock which will help him get the job done. You don’t see a lot of big horses built that way. I love it! |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| I agree - I BARELY see it and that's if I am looking for it and still wouldn't point that out to anyone. However, have had a truly sickle hocked horse and she was an incredible athlete. |
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Location: Texas | I think his hock angle looks fine. One of my mares was mildly sickle hocked, and she was crazy talented, filled my permit, won a couple PRCA rodeos, placed at others... If you watched her walk from behind she traveled a little funny, probably from the angle to her hocks, but it never bothered her. Her first foal to hit the arena is a solid 1D horse, but doesn't have quite the hock angle she does. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | NipntuckLR - 2018-11-01 12:37 PM
What is your experience with sickle hocks? Would it bother you on the two year old colt pictured? He is huge, 16h. We used to own a mare by a son of Sugar Bars who was crazy sickle hocked, moved like an overangulated German Shepherd, and she was smooth and fast and ran hard every weekend of her life until she died at 22. When we did a repurchase exam on her the vet said he has never seen sickle hocks cause a problem, but others are quick to point to it as a flaw. This colt is nothing compared to our old mare, just curious about anyone's personal experience.
Nah, that's a nice looking horse. If you like everything else about him, I certainly wouldn't let the fact he looks barely sickle hocked stop me from buying him. There are much worse flaws that you could be dealing with. |
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