> Is there anything to support the belief that Icelandics as a breed > have spavin any more than any other breed?
It seems that there is: http://iceryder.net/spavin.html >>> A vet from Sweden put forth the information that spavin is three times >>> more common in Icelandic Horses than in other horse breeds. The >>> information came from a vet who works at the animal research institute, >>> who has access to information about all equine breeds in that >>> country.<<< >>>The interesting thing is that Holland has gotten spavin under control, >>>almost eradicating it within a 20 year time frame, by not allowing >>>stallions showing spavin to have a breeding license.<<< However, we don't seem to have the amount of spavin in domestic-born Icelandic Horses as compared to the numbers from Iceland. Mic, maybe UK is the same? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
