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Bone spavin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bone spavin is a bony growth within the lower hock joint of horse or cattle. It is caused by osteoarthritis, and the degree of lameness that results can be serious enough to end a horse's competitive...
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Bog spavin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bog Spavin is a swelling of the tibiotarsal joint of the horse's hock which, in itself, does not cause lameness. The joint becomes distended by excess synovial fluid and/or thickened synovial tissue ...
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Bone spavin is osteoarthritis or osteitis of the hock joint, usually the distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal articulations, and occasionally the proximal intertarsal joint. ... Home : Musculoskeletal System : Lameness in Horses : Disorders of the Tarsus : Bone Spavin...
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Some horses are both cow-hocked and sickle-hocked--a bad combination that puts more stress on the joint. Narrow, thin hocks are also more subject to bone spavin than are large, strong joints. Horses that move the hind legs with a twisting motion, especially when the foot is on the ground, put stress on the hock joints.
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A manufacturer of veterinary medicines is looking for horses to take part in clinical trials of a drug designed to help horses suffering from bone spavin...
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Strand E, Braathen LC, Hellsten MC, Huse-Olsen L, Bjornsdottir S; ... Culling rate of Icelandic horses due to bone spavin.; Björnsdóttir S, Arnason T, Lord P; Acta Vet Scand 2003, 44:161-9; [Full text] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central];
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The horse's workload may have to be reduced for this method to succeed, and the horse or pony may not be able to continue in his chosen career - but most horses respond very well to this treatment of bone spavin and can certainly become sound enough to enjoy rides out across the countryside.
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