Kelli asked about Hocks

Here is a set of hocks, good to bad.


Figure 4A. Correct skeletal structure.
Figure 4B. Correct leg set.
Figure 4C. Sickle-hocked or too much set.
Figure 4D. Post-legged or too straight, "coon-footed."
Figure 4E. Camped under or stands under.
Figure 4F. Defects of this magnitude should not be propagated.

Almost all horses display cow hocks to a degree.
Some horse owners prefer that hocks point slightly toward each other with the feet pointing slightly outward. This is insurance against wide hocks or bandy legs.
Noticeable cow hocks are undesirable both from the standpoint of action and appearance.
Bandy legs or wide hocks seriously deter collected action and predispose to unsoundness.
Sickle hocks are quite common and are serious because of the stress placed on the hocks in performance and the many unsoundnesses that are associated with them.
View a stallion with sickle hocks with concern.
Boggy hocks usually are seen with post-legs.

'most set' can be seen in figure 4c