On 17/05/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> Anyone have a pic of a horse with bone spavin? > > You generally can't see bone spavin - can you? I thought it had to be > diagnosed with x-rays? I had Melnir x-rayed about 2 years ago before I bred > him to my mares the first time, and he was completely negative - the vet > called his hocks "textbook".
That's what I want to know. Can you see it? Are there subtle differences in the stance of the horse or the shape of the joint? Just wondering... Wanda