Osteoarthritis of the hock in horses, which may cause swelling and lameness.
（马的）跗关节炎
Example sentencesExamples
X-rays will be needed to distinguish whether it is a bone spavin or blind spavin.
Although bone spavin usually causes lameness, this may be obscured if the lesions are bilateral.
The causes and effects are the same as in bone spavin, and it should be treated in the same way.
My vet has recommended I use it on a horse with bone spavins.
When bone spavin in your horse gets very bad many of the small bones in the joint start to get very damaged and extra bone formation occurs around their edges.
Definition of bone spavin in US English:
bone spavin
noun
Osteoarthritis of the hock in horses, which may cause swelling and lameness.
（马的）跗关节炎
Example sentencesExamples
When bone spavin in your horse gets very bad many of the small bones in the joint start to get very damaged and extra bone formation occurs around their edges.
My vet has recommended I use it on a horse with bone spavins.
Although bone spavin usually causes lameness, this may be obscured if the lesions are bilateral.
The causes and effects are the same as in bone spavin, and it should be treated in the same way.
X-rays will be needed to distinguish whether it is a bone spavin or blind spavin.