Competing with/after hock spavin-also in vets

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As title says really.

I have a 5yr old thoroughbred that was diagnosed with beginning of spavin at Christmas. She has since had one course of tildren and field rest. She went back to vet last week and is sound on a straight line, 2/10 lame after flexion.
He said xrays show the joint looks as though it is starting to fuse and to start hacking to encourage it further. I am to go back after 4 weeks if the lameness gets worse and he may consider operating...?!

Basically I bought her to event (probably pre-novice max-1m10). Just wondering if anyone has success stories with competition horses? I know plenty of horses with a spavin go on to hack/gently school but this horse lives to jump and really isn't a happy hacker type!

Thanks in advance for replies
 
Sorry i realise that may have come across wrong - What I mean is that she gets very unsettled hacking, can't really hack alone; and even in company will bounce and prance around and generally be quite anxious-has always been like this.

Whereas when she is in an arena or jumping yes she is still very forward but does not seem anxious or tense.
From what I know of her she just *seems* happier when she is jumping or being asked to work a little harder.
If it came to it and that was her only choice then yes she could just hack, I'm sure she would get used to it.
But just lookin if anyone has had any success with keeping a horse sound?
 
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