Bone Spavin - Bone spavin is a bony growth within the lower hock joint. It is caused by osteoarthritis. The degree of lameness that results can be serious enough to end a horse's competitive career. Bone spavin is osteoarthritis, or the final phase of degenerative joint disease (DJD), in the lower three hock joints.
On 1st July 1916, the first phase of the allied offensive, took place on the Northern side of the Western front and was known as the Battle of the Somme.The main reason for the battle was to take pressure off the French army, which had been under heavy attack at Verdun since February, and was close to cracking.It was hoped that a major British offensive on the Somme would force the Germans to withdraw troops from Verdun.The other reason was that it had been a stalemate for 2 years and Douglas Haig, the commanding officer of the British army, wanted to get the break through and win the war.he main reason for the battle was to take pressure off the French army, which had been under heavy attack at Verdun since February, and was close to cracking. It was hoped that a major British offensive on the Somme would force the Germans to withdraw troops from Verdun.
The Battle of Somme began on July 1, 1916 and did not end until  November 18,1916. It was fought on both sides of the River Somme  and in the course of four months, there we â¦ re more than a million  casualties. It is considered one of the bloodiest wars of humanity.he Somme was on the western front, and the battle involved the British and some French against the Germans. The Russians were fig â¦ hting hundreds of miles away, on the other side of Germany on the eastern front. The Battle of the Somme was in 1916.