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Date Posted: 05:11:23 06/10/09 Wed
Author: Christel
Subject: Re: Hocks in Performance Horses
In reply to: Sharon B 's message, "Hocks in Performance Horses" on 20:26:43 06/09/09 Tue

Yup, spot on Sharon, the horses propulsion stems from it's hind-quarters, that's the jump off for a showjumper and it's what creates forward speed. It's supposed to be springy and strong.

The front legs of the horse are not even attached skeletally, it's attached through huge muscles on the shoulder blades and that part of the horse is what it lands on when jumping, or absorbing the impact if you will. Same with speed, the front absorbs what the hind creates. There's no spring in the front, only shock-absorbtion.

Haven't looked at the dogs skeleton as closely as I have the horse (due to having my education in the horsey field and not the doggy one) but I am guessing they are built pretty similarly in that sense.

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