Lacy looked like she had been kicked in the hock. It started with an open sore about the size of a half dollar. I didn't think a whole lot about it at the time, but over the next couple
of days it got really bad. We put her on heavy-duty
antibiotics and took x-rays. The doctor said there was a dead
bone chip in there causing a bone infection and that the chip
had to come out. We sent Lacy for surgery. They scraped the bone
and she did really well for about 10 days. Then she went downhill.
We had the bone scraped a second time, and again, she did okay
for another 10 days, then started going downhill. After each scraping
there would be a fresh wound, and the draining was just awful.
Finally, the whole hock was infected plus she had a contracted
tendon because of being confined to a stall. We really didn't
expect her to live. The vet recommended putting her down. We hated
the thought of losing her and thought if we could get her well
enough to live her life out in pasture, maybe she could be a brood
mare. 
In 30 days, the wound had dried up and was
healing. Unfortunately, Lacy came down with dryland distemper and was
sick for 6 months. We kept her on the Dynamite supplements and,
when she was well enough, took her to Nancy's facility where she
received regular Acuscope treatments for her hock injury over
a three-month period. When she finally returned home, her condition
was resolved and she was able to work again. We took her on a
pack trip and she did great. Today, the hock is still a little
larger than normal and has a little scar tissue, but she's doing
fantastic. She has no pain and is happy and healthy.
