Am i being silly? - Vetting

jodie :)

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I've fallen for this 5 y/o Polish sports horse, dapple grey gelding. He's such a darling. He needs some TLC and a good bath because he doesn't get the attention he needs at this yard. I've tried 21 horses had 2 vetted and both have failed. So.... on friday I'm about to spend another 200 quid (i'd rather be safe than sorry) on a 5 stage vetting. My vet is amazing, so through and really honest. But, she's found the same things wrong with both of the horses I've had vetted previously and now I'm terrified that this horse (who I must say I've totally gelled with - he's such a sweetie) won't pass the vetting! I've got a niggling dreadful feeling at the pit of my stomach which is eating me alive, because I don't know whether it's me being stupid and silly or actually I've sub-consciously felt something was wrong when I've ridden him. Feel free to slap me if I am being daft, but I just can't help it?! :confused:
advice would be much appreciated :)
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I guess it depends on what the problems are and whether they will stop you doing what you want to do with this horse. (Who looks lovely btw).

(On a side note - you need a new body protector - that one is far too big for you, too long in the back so it's hitting your saddle, and far too baggy around your arm/shoulder/chest area.)
 
Theres nothing you can do but wait and see.


If the vet finds something at least you will know.

Its so horrible waiting, but as you said its better to be safe than sorry and you would be sorry.

Good luck.
 
It wasn't my body protector, just one i borrowed from a friend and it is an awful fit!
And the others failed on being lame 1/10 on both occassions!
I hope its going to be 3rd time lucky :)
 
I know where your coming from. But you never know, your niggling feeling could be completely wrong. And I'm sure you would regret it if you never got the horse vetted. It's hard not to get your hopes up! Good luck with it all ;)
 
Your not being silly at all, its very responsible to have your horses vetted. Personally I wouldn't be concerned about a horse passing/failing a vetting, its more about what they flag up, vets will err on the side of caution when carrying out a vetting, it would depend on what the horse is to be used for. I also might use the findings of the vetting to negociate with the current owners.

Very nice horse tho :)
 
The thing about vettings, is that some vets are hyper critical and others a little more realistic. My friend had the same horse vetted twice, by her own practise. One partner said it was 1/10 lame on a circle and had teeth problems and back problems. The second partner said, for it's age, the trot on a circle was acceptable and found nothing much wrong with its back or teeth !!

It is difficult when this happens, and also very expensive. But a vetting is only a snapshot of the horses health on "the" day. If I really liked a horse and this happened I would talk with the vendor and ask them to pay for it to be checked out a second time.
 
I agree with bj_cardiff, I wouldn't be concerned if he passed or failed. He could fail a vetting but still be suitable for what you want! I've got my fingers crossed for you!
Ps. He is gorgeous!!
 
He looks like a lovely horse, what do you plan on doing with him? Make sure the vet is aware of what level of activities you are realistically wanting to do so that they don't fail him unnecessarily.
 
thanks for the good luck everyone i hope it pays off!
i'm planning to bring him on to introduce him to eventing, so he will have to be an athelete and fully capable of the 3 disciplines.
 
I have had 3 vettings done on my search, 3rd time lucky. There is nearly always something found wrong on vettings, but it not necessarily a fail. My last one was a major fail and I halted carrying on with the rest of it - the vet found a massive heart murmur after exercise! My boy that I have got now is not prefect, he is slightly blind in one eye, has a possible curb (no lameness) and a few other minor blemishes with conformation, but the vet thought he was fab and will do the job I want him to do nicely, ie general allrounder, so he passed him as fit for use - really the major one was the blindness, but the vet said he knows plenty of horses with one eye, so he had no trouble passing him. However, I think I would be cautious with lameness on flexion tests/lunging on a circle etc, and not sure I would continue with a purchase if it failed this part, which is a major part of a vetting.
I would always get a horses vetted - even if it was free!! I nearly did not get the one vetted that was found to have a murmur as it was so cheap - we now know why, even though the owner apparently denied all knowledge of it, yeah right!!
Lets hope this one works out okay - it looks lovely, and I have my fingers crossed for you!
 
Beautiful horse :)

Having been through the heartbreak of a horse failing a vetting, I can completely understand your worries, but fingers crossed it will be third time lucky for you :)
 
jodie :) said:
It wasn't my body protector, just one i borrowed from a friend and it is an awful fit!
And the others failed on being lame 1/10 on both occassions!
I hope its going to be 3rd time lucky :)
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Hmm... see I'd probably consider a horse who was "1/10" lame. One of mine that I was trying to sell, failed on its flexion tests - apparently he was 1/10 lame on one hind and 2/10 lame on the other. It was absolute rubbish, the horse in question had never been lame and competed at RC pretty much every single weekend. I was so mortified that I got my own vet out immediately after they left who passed him easily on the flexion! Apparently all vets do the test differently (hold the leg slightly too tight or whatever), I always now take flexion tests with a pinch of salt... (BTW, the horse did sell to the very next person, her vet passed him).
 
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