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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-10 10:59 PM Subject: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	I am looking at a nice mare and had her ppe. She passed the flexion test with flying colors !! Had her hocks X-ray and she has 2 bones spurs on hock. She is sound and shows no signs of lameness but now what.
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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-10 11:03 PM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	:( (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (97KB - 231 downloads)
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SG. Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2014-03-10 11:04 PM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Blessed Location: Here	Need more info. Age Performance level History Vet's advice etc
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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-10 11:06 PM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	4 She's started on the pattern but not finished. Wasn't drilled as a young one that I know of. Vet said will have to be maintained for sure.
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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-10 11:07 PM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	Have read a bunch and have seen people not having any issues. I don't mind injections as long as it helps.
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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-10 11:19 PM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	???
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Technicolor Paints Reg. Jul 2006	Posted 2014-03-11 10:33 AM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Future Lottery Winner Posts: 2348 Location: True North Strong and Free	MSM. It will help to soften scar tissue that builds up around it and work as an anti-inflam. Cheap to feed as well. Make sure sure is getting at least 10,000mg per day.
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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-11 10:35 AM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	Ok I keep all of mine on msm :)
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cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-03-11 10:50 AM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	If she has a spur you are going to have problems in a few years. Where I see the spur, when ge gets digging to turn, that spur may catch the tendon and cause her pain, I have had three like this, all I had to fuse. To fuse it costs about 5k, if you choose to buy and start injecting when she is in pain, it costs about 100/joint if you go with the good stuff, and you may do injections every 3 months. It all depends on what your plans are for the horse.
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TurnLane Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-03-11 11:03 AM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Pork Fat is my Favorite Posts: 3791 Location: The Oklahoma plains.	It is a good sign your horse is not sore. They are all individuals. I would much rather it be a performing horse than a young one as increased performance can cause issues where as if they are already performing - that is more hopeful. I have friends with horses that have much worse- some with floating chips in the stifle- and they out run me all day everyday.
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Lilpad05 Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-03-11 11:11 AM Subject: RE: Bone spur what to do ?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 333 Location: Alabama	Me too I have a few horses around here that have worse BUT are older. I can do the injections no problem. (Used to it ) It's a hard :-(. She is conformationally correct good bloodlines and color to boot :(.
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