Australian Stringhalt

By Nicole Salo





  Australian stringhalt (ASH) is an exaggerated hyper flexion of the hock. Australian stringhalt causes the horse to walk with an exaggerated forward and upward motion of one or both back legs. In mild cases, the horse may only be noted to having an odd gait while backing up, turning or during cold weather. This is not the case with severe Australian stringhalt, the affected horse will move… Continue