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Update: Vet came out and blocked both hind hocks and he showed about 60% improvement. The vet said that my horse likely has arthritis in both hocks and suggested joint injections. Although my horse still did the odd leaping movement after the blocks, he did flex his hocks way more and did not...

Hi, been going through the same with my 9 year old Arab for the past year. He initially came up lame 2 days after a trim (he is barefoot). He does the same movement you describe: While trotting, he suddenly throws up his front end and "leaps" forward. It almost seems like he is trying to canter...