Sep 6, 2017 · This flaw – a result of the medial section of bones of the tarsus growing more quickly than the lateral part – causes the hind legs to be narrow at the hocks and base-wide from the hocks to the hooves.

A sickle-hocked leg structure is one in which the back leg joints of an animal, usually a horse or other equine mammal, are set with too much angle, resulting in the hock also being excessively angled. This can result in uneven hoof wear, which is incredibly painful for the affected horse.

A sickle-hocked horse will look like it has too much bend at the hock when standing. A horse with a more open hock angle will be standing with his legs further behind him, commonly referred to as “camped out.” Horses with extremely straight hock angles are often referred to as “post-legged.”

Jul 11, 2016 · Judges discriminate heavily against sickle hocks in the show ring, but how do they affect performance? Dr Mac provides some answers.

Nov 5, 2020 · Hock E. Topliff: This is a great example of a sickle hock. When the line is dropped from the pin bone, it touches the hock, but the fetlock is well in front of the line. The hind foot ends up well under the horse which is not a good thing.

May 23, 2011 · Small hock angles, also known as sickle hocks, is a conformation fault in which the point of the hock lines up under the buttock correctly, but the canon bone angles forward so that the horse is standing under from the hock down.

Sickle hocks. If a horse has too much bend at the hock joints (cannon bone sloped rather than vertical), this adds more stress and strain to the joint, and creates a type of conformation called sickle hocks.

Jul 24, 2024 · There are several conformation faults affecting the hocks, which can impact the horse’s soundness and performance. The most common are sickle hocks, straight hocks, camped out hocks, cow hocks, and bowlegs. Sickle Hocks. Sickle hocks have excessive angulation when viewing the horse from the side.

Aug 12, 2014 · “Sickle hocks.” Good thing? Bad thing? Does your dog have them? Does it matter if your dog has them and is, “just a pet?” Yes, it matters. The descriptive term, “sickle hocks” comes from the farm tool seen at the left, and if you study the other pictures, you’ll see why. How can you tell if your dog has sickle hocks?

If you already have a horse with sickle hocks, learn how to monitor the limbs for early soreness.