Best treatment for hock sores

[TBrescue]

My horse only gets hock sores when he needs his hocks injected. Once I get them injected the sores disappear.

[goeslikestink]

[QUOTE=Libby416;6629588]
So my large mare, who loves to lay down a lot, has now started to get hock sores. Tried Desitin, Biozone, normal petroleum jelly, and nothing seems to work.

Does anyone have any good suggestions for treating them?[/QUOTE]

bigger beds as in deep beds and banked sides this prevents hock, elbow, hip sores also prevents a horse getting cast
also check the size of stable is big enough for your horse 15.2 16.2hh 12 x12
bigger horses need bigger stables 14x14
ponies go into 10x10

[ksojerio]

[QUOTE=visorvet;6630598]
I use the heavy-duty extra-sticky stuff in black, which looks a little less redneck. I also trim it a bit to shape better to a 3D surface.[/QUOTE]

LOL! Trim it into any appealing shape–hearts, circles, squares. Start a new fad! Duct tape comes in many colors. Match it to glittery colored hoof polish.

tongue in ccheek

[ohsopersuasive]

I have a horse that constantly struggles with hock sore, he tends to push all the bedding out of his way and lay on the mats. I like to fix his bedding at night check, level it out and pull more to where he stands- he has a 10x20 stall but mainly uses the front where his hay and water buckets live. I also leave a ring around his hock sores/scars when I clip him, the excess due protects this sensitive chestnut. Lastly I love wound gel or in the us it’s called derma gel. Our wound gel is really syrup like and seals over the wound. Before putting the horse in the stall, I poof some baby powder over the gel to seal it so shavings don’t stick. I don’t remove it the next day, it will health underneath. I also try moisturize in between using the gel, mineral oil, a vitamin e cream, bag balm etc. he never grows back all the hair, but if I can keep the sores from opening I’m happy.

[Simkie]

@Harlock

What are people’s thoughts on this sweat mark on my 14.1hh QH. I have been ridding him in this AP saddle for a while and noticed he got sore on his lower back. Ive purchased one of those sadfle pads with the adjustable shims to raise the back of the saddle. He hasnt been sore since but worried about the dry patches after a ride… he used to get the dry patches without the new saddle pad as well. TIA for any opinions, more than happy to answer mors questions too.

What does this have to do with hock sores?

Probably a good idea to start a new thread with your question, rather than dredge up a five year old thread about something totally unrelated. :yes:

[dressager]

I’ve also seen horses get them when they move to a thicker bedding that is fluffier- my theory is that the horses feel more comfortable going down so they roll more. Around here we have one shavings company that has very lightweight pretty shavings BUT they are easily displaced. I’ve had much better luck with a dust screened fine micro bedding thickly bedded (creates a dense mattress) or the thickest, heaviest shavings. It’s about the displacement of the shavings. You could have her in 12" of shavings but if the way she rolls means she’s hitting the ground you will continue to have this issue.