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Lots of horses around us have this as there is much more moisture than normal in this year's haylage. I tried yeast based products, but the thing which worked best was changing my horse onto hay and gradually reintroducing haylage.

My vet has just begun a trial. The first couple are showing encouraging results, but fusing doesn't happen until between four and 12 months. The North American vets have had a lot of success with it, but my vet wants to do a number and record how successful it is. I've decided to wait, use...

Has anyone had their horse's bone spavin treated with an injection of ethyl alcohol to fuse the joint? It's a treatment which has been pioneered in the USA, but I'm being offered it here, and would like to know people's experience of it.