Lame horse with hock problem

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Fragglerock

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My horse pulled up lame the other day and scans showed he had partially torn the structures that keep the tendon on the hock. So box rest and scans in a few weeks time. However tonight I noticed the tendon moving from side to side. One thing the vet said when he first saw him was 'the good news is there is no movement'.

I haven't noticed it before but then I am always leading him, and he is standing still when I am hosing. He is taking weight on the leg but taking short strides when turning, but that is how he has been since it was done. He isn't on any bute.

Will obviously phone the vet but should I be so worried that it has got worse?
 
I had a mare who got cast and ended up with this problem, she was 5 years old it was a good few years ago, I had started her on light work again though the vet said she would not be able to jump again which sadly what she was bought for and what she loved to do. I moved yards due to the yard I was on closing down and explained the conditions my mare needed they agreed they could facilitate it. They were not to be turned out with something that was likely to kick i know there is no guarantee any horse can kick.
Stupidly the YO staff turned her in the main field and not with the elderly boy like agreed and pecking order and all that she got kicked in the hock which the tendon was lying to the side and unfortunately that was it for her working life after a chat with the vet they said once it was all healed up she would be suitable for a brood mare, so I ended up basically giving her away to a local breeder which she is still there.
After the first accident it was rest and being careful with her though I was told she would never look 100% sound not due to her being lame in pain but due to were the tendon ewas lying now it just changed the hock action. Feel free to pm me for any more info. Sadly along with me losing 2 horses in the 2 years previous to colic like problems I lost my spark for horses and have never got it back.
Hopefully the prognosis will be as good as my mare was before the idoits took it upon themselves to put her out with 20 other horses.
 
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