A few weeks ago during a lesson Muddy began bucking at the canter. I knew instantly that something was wrong. At first, I thought it was a sore back issue. However, I could not get a reaction from him when I pressed on his back.
When my farrier Sarah Riggins came out, I had her look at his feet to see if maybe it could be a hoof issue. She couldn't find any soreness.
It was time for my vet Dr. Simpkins to come out anyhow. I had him check Muddy's teeth, but they were still in great shape from when they were last done in April. He too checked Muddy's back. It was then he suggested that due to his age, Muddy's hocks could be the problem. Dr. Simpkins came back out a few days later. He did flexion tests on Muddy's hocks. Muddy reacted to the tests more so on his right hock. Next Dr. Simpkins took xrays. The xrays showed mild arthritis. Dr. Simpkins said they were actually decent for his age. We discussed options for Muddy. James and I decided to go with hock injections as they seemed his best bet for arthritis relief.
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