Jul 14, 2014 · Bog spavin is a condition where a soft swelling occurs on the medial surface of the hock joint resulting from excessive fluid within the joint capsule. It is usually seen as two …

Disorders of the tarsus (hock) include the conditions known as bog spavin, bone spavin, and curb. The tarsus can also be affected by displacement of the tendon from the hock, fracture of the …

Bog spavin is a condition that can affect horses, specifically in the hock joint area. The hock is the joint in the horse’s hind leg, equivalent to the human ankle. Bog spavin refers to the swelling or …

Bog spavin is a swelling of the tibiotarsal joint of the horse's hock which, in itself, does not cause lameness. The joint becomes distended by excess synovial fluid and/or thickened synovial …

Jun 11, 2024 · Bog spavin is a common term for effusion in the horse’s tarsocrural joint. This painful condition describes inflammation and fluid accumulation in the joint capsule between …

It is a soft, fluid-filled swelling on the horse's tibiotarsal or tarsocrural joint in the hock. It appears at the front towards the inside and on the outside just below and infront of the point of the …

Bog Spavins are normally only a cosmetic problem but can sometimes cause a horse to go lame. Bog Spavins tend to appear in horses and ponies with weak hock conformation and may come …

Mar 11, 2025 · What is Bog Spavin in Horses? Bog spavin is a cosmetic blemish or swelling of the hock joint area that is similar in appearance to windpuffs and thoroughpin. Specifically, fluid …

Mar 1, 2016 · Greg Staller, DVM, explains potential causes, treatment options and prognosis for a dressage horse with bog spavin.

Bog Spavin is a descriptive term for synovial effusion of the tarsocrural joint. The effusion is due to an acute or chronic low-grade synovitis which can come from any of several causes. …