(that I know of >>>> 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.<<<
OK, now that's interesting. You don't happen to know the name of the vet involved, do you? > >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? > Offhand, I can think of about 8 Icelandics with "active" spavin (as opposed to spavin in lower mobility parts of the hock joint which has fused and does not cause pain/lameness ) in the country at the moment. We have around 550 Icelandics here. I know of 1 domestically bred horse with it. We have one imported mare with it - 7 years old, started very gently at 4½, never ridden on ice. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
