Bone Spavin - can you still jump?

[tasel]

Since not many people venture into the "Veterinary" section, I'll just post this here also:

My youngster was diagnosed with bone spavin (I know, rare occurence in a youngster), and I just wondered whether she could still be a show jumper (nothing too ambitious... just a bit of fun here and there) in the future? Just wondering...

 

[nicnag]

I was told that my mare would be better jumping than doing dressage and that as long as she was happy I could carry on but to maybe be more selective about the ground and the type of classes that I did - not speed classes involving lots of tight turns etc.

 

[Bens_Mum]

I had a 14 year old gelding who had had bone spavin as a youngster and I used to do low level jumping on him (2"9 ish) and he was never lame. Only jumped in arena but never proved a problem at all. What has the vet said?

 

[tasel]

Vet just said to continue exercising her. Haven't really asked as didn't want to get told off for even thinking about it or something. It's just that I read somewhere in the archives here that someone whose horse had BS was told by the vet that many good Show Jumpers get treated for BS anyway, so I thought my "little bit of fun" would be fine... my little bit of fun does not include the Olympics, lol.

Stud Farm owner where I got my horse from said that she has a friend with a horse that has BS, and the horse still does high level dressage... so I shouldn't worry.

 

[tinawales]

Daughters 14.2hh old pony (17) had bone spavins which attracted vets with cameras. B****y huge on both hocks. She was given to us by her previous owner saying - "may not look sound but is - try her".
They seemed to have reached a final fixed form and she had a most peculiar action behind, swinging her hocks sideways to clear the poles. But she loved to jump. Pony club, local shows, out of her field to visit a friend...
Eventually she developed arthritis in the spine (of which she notified us by bucking daughter spectacularly skywards and also those adults stupid enough to question her self-diagnosis) and had to be retired - still apparently sound enough to out run anything on the farm - she went to be an old mare disciplining young bolshy shires and - boy - could she still kick and bite!
Age by then 20...so there is good hope for your youngster if you don't want to jump the moon.

 

[Chumsmum]

Perhaps this post may give you hope

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...rue#Post4114240

 

[tasel]

Chumsmum - thanks for that!

My horse was bred for SJ - so I also thought it would be sad if she couldn't at least try out the sport in which her ancestors all thrived in... again, emphasis on "try out" as she isn't going to get much further than that with me being her owner... even if she did not have BS (I'm not a Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum unfortuntely)!!!!