Bone spavins?

[HaffieLove]

Hi, my boy has been diagnosed with spavins a few weeks ago, apparently he had it long before coming to us. Over last summer he was completely fine, galloping, jumping, etc. He got stiff and clicky over this winter (as he did the first winter we had him) so the vet was called. Right now he is on danolin and corta-vet, we are about to try hock boots with heatable gel inserts and is on a mainly walking exercise regime. Does anyone else have a horse with spavins that seems to get better with warm weather? Or does anybody have any horses with it that can still pop a few jumps and have fun like normal ponies? Has anybody got special shoes to stop the toe going down first(rolling)?

Thanks for reading
- HaffieLover

 

[cundlegreen]

Hi, my boy has been diagnosed with spavins a few weeks ago, apparently he had it long before coming to us. Over last summer he was completely fine, galloping, jumping, etc. He got stiff and clicky over this winter (as he did the first winter we had him) so the vet was called. Right now he is on danolin and corta-vet, we are about to try hock boots with heatable gel inserts and is on a mainly walking exercise regime. Does anyone else have a horse with spavins that seems to get better with warm weather? Or does anybody have any horses with it that can still pop a few jumps and have fun like normal ponies? Has anybody got special shoes to stop the toe going down first(rolling)?

Thanks for reading
- HaffieLover

My mare was diagnosed with bone spurs on the front of both hocks. She came 2nd in a BE100 a week after being diagnosed! Each is a different case, but she's never refused a fence, and will hopefully continue eventing this year. I think as much turnout as possible, and watching what ground you ride yours on. Mine hates very wet, slippery or deep ground, so I avoid that.

 

[HaffieLove]

That's brilliant, I really hope he can do a little bit of jumping and things (14.2 haffie) over this summer, all I've heard so far has been doom and gloom! Happy eventing!

 

[Birker2020]

My horse is 16 and was diagnosed when he was eight. He had tildren, joint injections and then fusion with ethanol (alcohol) so that the nerves are killed immediately and there is no pain. Its really good stuff.

 

[claracanter]

My boy was diagnosed with bone spavins over two yeas ago when he was 5. He had steroid injections at the time and remedial shoes for about the first year. He needs a good warm up before schooling and can get very stiff if on box rest. I give him as much turnout as I can and am careful what going I ride him on. Apart from that it doesn't affect him at all. We do low level eventing.

 

[HaffieLove]

That's good to know! Mine is out 24/7 and is given about 15 mins walking in straight lines as a warm up! All I want to do is a few local shows and bits of this bits of that for now! Thanks for the good information!