Thank you for the advice, Michelle, I am not sure which joints are involved. I hope they will fuse over time as you say. That would be wonderful. The reason I did not get an Icelandic at first was because of the spavin. I decided to take a chance with DSLD. When I get an Icelandic, I will definately test for spavin. If it is blind or occult spavin like my mare has, I wonder how one would tell? My horse passed the first vet check. She must have passed a flex test or the vet is clueless and did not even do one. Without spending thousands on pre-purchase tests, how can one be sure? Do ultrasounds show spavin? As I said, my mare's x-rays were normal/ Maria
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