bog spavins???

[vickie]

i think my mare has got a bog spavin. yesterday when i rode her/handled her it was dark so i'm not sure if it was there or not, but today when i went to turn her out she has a fluid filled lump to the inside of both her hocks. when pressed it will go back in an fits exactly with all the descriptions of a bog spavin that i have ever read, although i've never seen one. she does have good hind leg conformation though and is never worked to the point where it would be due to a strain. i don't think she has ever got to the point where she even sweats under saddle as i am very careful with her. she is only 6yrs and i bought her unbroken in feb so shes had a very easy life.

although saying that a new mare was introduced into the field yesterday and apparently all the mares were charging about for a while. could this have caused it? i done a search and have found some info that it can be caused by a copper deficiency has anyone heard of this? she is totally sound even following a flexion test she trots up sound straight away, i have rested her toady and will try and get the vet out asap but i just wondered what peoples experiences of this were

[Sooty]

Hi Vickie
When I had my horse vetted in August the report said that he had bog spavins. The vet said that they could have been due to him being jumped on hard ground. However, I have been unable to detect anything.

Doesn't sound as though your mare could have received this amount of concussion.

What did your vet say?

Can they be 'cured'?

[tubby]

I don't know what caused the swellings on your horses hocks , but a bog spavin is just a bursal enlargement & is caused by some strain to the hock. There is no cure & they don't usually cause problems , so if your vet comes out he will be able to tell you if the horse has injured itself,or if they are just bog spavins :):)