Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
When an animal is post-legged, the leg joints are far too straight, with almost no bend in the legs. Four-legged animals must have some bend in the hocks , otherwise the hooves would wear unevenly, and this may result in lameness , or at least a rougher gait .
The hocks set is given 2 points and should be moderate, not angled too straight, also called post-legged, nor too angled, which is known as sickle-hocked. [4] The bones are given 1 point and should be visible and flat appearing. [4] Pasterns are given 1 point and should be strong but flexible, with a moderate angle to the ground. [2]
Common defects of the hind limbs include the same base-wide and base-narrow stances and problems with the feet as the fore limbs, as well as multiple issues with the angle formed by the hock joint being too angled (sickle-hocked), too straight (straight behind) or having an inward deviation . [19]
The market is flooded with calming aids for cats and dogs, but what about our more exotic pets? Stress manifests differently in our scaled, finned, feathered, and little furry (think rodents) friends.
A Washington, D.C. man has been charged with murder after police say he stabbed his grandmother to death and then texted a photograph of her dead body to other family members last Friday.
Joan Collins has legs for days!. After the Dynasty actress, 91, shared a carousel of photos from her and husband Percy Gibson's recent vacation in Cancun, Mexico, via Instagram, fans couldn't help ...
Because the hock takes a great deal of strain in all performance disciplines, correct conformation is essential if the horse is to have a sound and productive working life. Common conformational defects include sickle hocks, post-legged conformation/straight hocks, cow hocks, and bowed hocks. Depending on the use of the horse, some defects may ...