A Re-Vetting (also in CR!)

[Nosey]

Has anyone ever done this?! ..and if so do they know where they stood for insurance purposes?! I had a pony vetted last week...shoes in a dreadful state and poss struck into itself at end. Fine till last bit of 5 stage vetting when lunged on the circle on the hard = lame one way

Originally thought NO but following discussions with vet may be worth reconsidering (ie cld be foot imbalance?) and repeating this stage now pony reshod as it ticks all the other boxes!
So questions are really - I thought it would be reasonable to renegiotiate price to cover costs of paying out for another vet visit...does that sound reasonable given state shoes were in? (Delayed vetting due to weather conditions - shoes Ok when tried but been let go - suppose they were banking on the sale?)
Also does anyone know where I may stand re insurance if all was OK - I can't lie and say no vetting was done...would I be expected to have a whole new 5 stage done when it was just this bit we wanted to re check?
Thanks guys!

 

[CBFan]

I think you would have to have a chat with the vet who did the vetting as to whether they'd pass it on a 5 stage if it passed the 5th stage this time... saying that though a lameness may not show up if the horse hasn't undergone the 'work up' part of the vetting so I would pay out and have it all done again TBH if you are that keen on the horse. I'm sure you could use it as a bargaining tool to get the price down but I think you should agree a price prior to vetting so that the vendor doesn't stab you in the back!

 

[Nosey]

Thanks CB - that sounds good advice and would give me the nec. protection I think I need. Will chat to vet....again!

 

[GreedyGuts]

You may find that the vet will come back out after the pony has been re-shod to check it again.

I know of several vets who would refuse to continue a vetting after the initial assessment if the feet were in poor condition/horse needed shoeing. It can seem unreasonable at the time, but avoids this type of situation, where you don't know whether it was just the shoes or if there's an underlying problem.

It really is up to the vendor to present the horse for vetting in the best possible condition, so it might be worth seeing if they will meet the cost of the re-examination.

 

[cptrayes]

The whole point of the fifth stage is that the other four have gone first. You can test just the circle on hard ground and you'll be fine if it fails, you'll know where you stand. But if it passes, you'll have to repeat the whole thing to prove it wasn't the work that brought on the lameness.

Once you have a clean certificate from the Vet you can ignore the earlier vetting. I certainly wouldn't go shouting to an insurance company about it, as long as the final certificate was fine.