Bone spavin video
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Holly Hocks
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Really interesting thanks - I don't think you would notice much wrong with the horse on the left until you compare it to the horse on the right, and then it looks markedly worse.
soulfull
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very interesting thanks
brighteyes
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Interesting, except my very spavined horse overtracks hugely in walk and tracks up un other paces.
I agree the lack of ease with which the hocks flex is the key feature and a real performance-affecting issue. Put mine in the sea in about 6" of water and he turns into a hackney behind- so they can still do it!
I agree the lack of ease with which the hocks flex is the key feature and a real performance-affecting issue. Put mine in the sea in about 6" of water and he turns into a hackney behind- so they can still do it!
MiCsarah
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I was going to say the same brighteyes. Don't think the video helps having a tb type and a very fat pony to compare. Mine has bone spavins and when he's not sore you cant actually see a difference
chestnut cob
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Mine has bilateral hock spavins. According to x-rays they are fairly mild though he was pretty lame when diagnosed. He over tracks easily in walk, even slopping along, and when working properly he can manage a good 9in overtrack. He mostly tracks up in trot and has a nice big canter stride, especially considering his issues.
That video is quite interesting but I agree it isn't a fair comparison as the horses are so different. Would have been better to have shown two similar types of horse, one with spavins and one without, for a more even comparison.
The circle part of the vid is useful but with the right sort of exercises, you can improve this. My instructor gave me a flexion to do which helps my horse to cross over behind - it has made a massive difference to his stride length and general ability to flex his hocks.
That video is quite interesting but I agree it isn't a fair comparison as the horses are so different. Would have been better to have shown two similar types of horse, one with spavins and one without, for a more even comparison.
The circle part of the vid is useful but with the right sort of exercises, you can improve this. My instructor gave me a flexion to do which helps my horse to cross over behind - it has made a massive difference to his stride length and general ability to flex his hocks.
Evergreen
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I find the rear view very interesting as my gelding that has bone spavin really rotates his hocks in walk when viewed from behind.
happy_talk
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ditto the other comments really- very useful, but a bit of an unfair match.
The rear view is interesting and is similar to my bone spavin horse, but i never really paid any attention as to how she moved when viewed directly behind her before her trouble. I have now thought that when i get a new horse I will video everything it does within the 1st wk to have something to compare to, as with any problem, especially if subtle, you don't notice the change in gait etc. I would love to know how my horse moved when i first had her (hopefully pre-bone spavin)!
what stage is the bone spavin pony at? recently diagnosed? fused? sound in trot?
The rear view is interesting and is similar to my bone spavin horse, but i never really paid any attention as to how she moved when viewed directly behind her before her trouble. I have now thought that when i get a new horse I will video everything it does within the 1st wk to have something to compare to, as with any problem, especially if subtle, you don't notice the change in gait etc. I would love to know how my horse moved when i first had her (hopefully pre-bone spavin)!
what stage is the bone spavin pony at? recently diagnosed? fused? sound in trot?
Achinghips
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Not sure - this is a video I found on youtube, no horses I know.
mytwofriends
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Very interesting. Thanks for posting. 
peanut
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Very interesting. Thank you