(Starting March 29, 2021)

Dr.Gian Piero Brigati, DVM             Jean Luc Cornille, Science of Motion

This is the hock. During flexion, extension, and inward rotations of the hock, all these parts have to move in precise synchronization. Mt3 on the right side of the picture is connected to the fetlock, and the tibia, on the left, is connected to the stifle.

There is no question that proper kinematics of the hind legs’ joints and related soft tissues, all the way to the thoracolumbar spine, is influenced by the palmar angle, mediolateral balance, and all components of the hoof. Dr. Gian Piero Brigati will explain this angle. There is no question that the proper function of the stifle, hock, fetlock, and hoof is influenced by the forces acting from the thoracolumbar spine down onto the hind leg.

Marketing likes to ease the rider’s responsibility placing the focus on the trimming and shoeing. The reality remains that the benefit of excellent hoof balance can easily be canceled by thoracolumbar dysfunction and poor riding. The horse needs the combined expertness of the shoer or trimmer and the rider's skill and knowledge.

Dr. Gian Piero Brigati and Jean Luc Cornille explain how hoof balance and horse balance have to work together.

Starting March 29, 2021, Join us in the Hock Forum

Two angles have to be considered.

The forces acting from the hoof and lower joints up onto the hock

Dr. Gian Piero Brigati, DVM

The forces acting from the back down onto the hock

Jean Luc Cornille Science of Motion

Dr. Gian Piero Brigati is a renowned Italian Veterinarian who dared to look beyond injecting the hocks. Dr. Brigati has developed in Italy a successful program of rehabilitation based on recreating the sound function of the hocks through proper work of the hoof capsule and lower joints.

Jean Luc Cornille, the creator of the science of motion, has developed a program of rehabilitation focusing on the thoracolumbar dysfunctions inducing abnormal stresses on the limbs, including the hocks.

Together, Dr. Gian Piero Brigati and Jean Luc Cornille combine their respective knowledge and experience to offer a complete hock injury prevention and rehabilitation program.

Dr. Gian Piero Brigati started his lecture at the Science of Motion International Conference, saying, as a veterinarian, I used to inject the hocks regularly, every three months, every month, every week. The answer is clear. The approach does not work.  Gian Piero Brigati had the courage, and the genius, to look in a different direction, identify and correct the source of the kinematics abnormality stressing the hocks. Dr. Gian Piero Brigati oriented his research on the hoof and abnormal forces acting up from the hoof onto the legs and body.

The science of motion applied new knowledge to recreate proper limb kinematics from the thoracolumbar spine's work.

In motion, inward rotations occur within the hock (picture, blue arrows). The two lower joints rotate in relation to the down and up a translation of the fetlock. The axial rotation of the stifle influences the rotation of the two higher joints. Soundness relies on proper synchronization of the axial rotations and flexion/extension of the joint.

Improving one end reduces the stress on the hock. Recreating the proper function of both ends is more efficient.

Gian Pierro BrigatiDVM, from the hoof up, and Jean Luc Cornille, Science of Motion, combines their experience and knowledge to provide a complete picture from the back down.

Starting March 29, 2021

The Hock Forum

Price is $125. USD Course runs for one month with discussions, video and documents.

Course after one month is still open but discussions closed

Videos included