5 stage or 2 stage vetting ??

[ForeverBroke_]

I'm getting a horse vetted on wednesday, and have no idea whether to have a 5* or a 2* vetting. It'll be £190 for the vetting minus a blood test. However, he is worth £3500 and i only want to do riding club activities and the odd hack.. will it be more cost effective to just have a 2 stage?? I have arranged already to do a 5 stage, but after talking to people at my yard tonight i'm not sure what to do. What would you do ?

 

[flowerlady]

Depends how old and what he has been used for in the past.

Why minus a blood test?

A 5* vetting normally includes the blood test?

 

[sea_view]

I have a feeling there was a thread recently about this - I'll go look see if I can find it x

I did : http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3125198/an/0/page/3/gonew/1#UNREAD

it may help

 

[scotsmare]

It depends on your insurance company, usually anything over £3000 they insist on a full 5 stage vetting.

 

[star]

the blood test is optional - you can request it on a 2 stage or a 5 stage or not have it at all. i had it done, partly to see horse's reaction to needles!

i had a 5 stage recently on a horse i paid £3900 for - my insurance company insisted on it.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

I had a 2 stage on my £3000 mare.

 

[HollyP]

get a 5 stage...better safe than sorry!

 

[rachier]

5 stage everytime :

(just had my new horse 5 stage vetted)......

after first horse not vetted and had all this after 18 months:

navicular
kissing spine
sacrioliac subluxation
djd in hocks
ringbone

mind you this was a 11 yr old NH rachorse / p 2 p

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Hiya thanks for all your help, he's 10 and has just been used as an allrounder, bit of everything but i think i'm going to go with a 5* especially as his innoculations arent up to date! Not sure why the blood test isn't included, it's an extra £27 for one by the sound of it, so perhaps i mean that its around £163. Lol sorry, my first horse , i've only loaned before so im quite green to the whole vetting -ness! I know what it involves, why do half a job i suppose , spesh as it's my first

Wish him luck!

 

[ForeverBroke_]

He Passed anyway for everyone who cares lol, he's been at home a week now. Doing reasonably well x