SICKLE HOCKS — SIDE BONES 



confidence, and certainly reduces the chances of risk to those 

 behind him. (See Boltings Sight.) 



Sickle Hocks are hocks which are too much bent, and 

 are placed too far behind the horse. They are always a 

 sign of weakness, and a deficiency of propelling power. (See 

 Conformation^ Hocks, Points, Propelling Power.) 



Side Bones are bony growths which form above the 

 coronet near the heel, and affect heavy horses far more often 



Side Bone from outside. 



Side Bone. 



than they do light ones. They are undoubtedly a hereditary 

 form of unsoundness, but may arise from concussion, over- 

 work, sprains, and high calkins acting on limbs which are 

 predisposed to contract side bones. It often occurs that 

 they give the horse little trouble, so that he can be worked 

 as before, but in some cases they produce heat, tenderness, 

 and lameness, and the horse is constantly raising his heel 

 from the ground. 



Treatment. — Stand the affected limb, or limbs, in cold 



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