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SPAVIN 



Point firing for spavin. 



Spavin is the bane of horse flesh and horsemen, and while of two 

 kinds, (a) bone spavin, afifecting the bones of the hock, and (b) bog 

 spavin, affecting the bursae of the joint and adjacent structures, there 

 is httle difference as to the serious nature of either trouble, owing to 

 the difficulty in curing either form of spavin. 



