bar shoes low heels would you buy a horse

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i have seen a lovely lovely horse but he needs bar shoes in front as has low heels. Does anyone have a horse who has this? could you explain the problems of this to me would you want money off or would you stay well away?
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You'd need to see the xrays and speak to his vet and farrier - depends on the actual problem and how long it's been going on for. I'd definitely not offer the full asking price (unless it's already reasonably priced!) and depending on the actual problem I may or may not buy it!
 
they have said hes never been lame hes priced at 3500 is so stunning just dont know what to do as i dont think hed be insured as we had a horse with navic and they never payed out a penny for him
 
Nooooo!!!!! Run away fast. Low heels are the bit you can see, god knows what damage has gone on inside the hoof that you can't see. It may be just collapsed heels that will get better with remedial shoeing, more likely it will always be a problem, it may get worse with age and I as I already said, there may be things going wrong on the inside of the foot. Its not your problem yet and its not worth finding out. Believe me, there is nothing more frustrating than a beautiful, healthy, talented horse rendered useless by foot problems.
 
I'd disagree. I had a loan horse who ended up in these shoes because of low heels and she was a nightmare to keep sound. I'd be very wary of a generalisation like that from a vet. If he's in those shoes now then passing a vet could be tricky, plus in addition to that, paying for remedial shoeing will eat a sizable hole in your wallet every 5 - 6 weeks (they can't be left any longer than that usually).
 
it's so hard to generalise.
i had a mare with awful feet who was never lame in 20 years of active riding, including being a speed freak teenagers horse.

would try and get the price down though
 
I would ask how long the horse has had to have them and if it is on going. Speak to your own farrier and vet. My horse had to have them last year for 4 shoeings, however there are different ways of remedial shoeing and we changed the big grey pet to Natural balance on the advice of vet and farrier. Some people are happy to keep their horses in them for years as it keeps them sound and I was happy to have them for a short amount of time.

I wouldn't walk away yet but I would want the input of my farrier and vet and if poss get them together to have a look.
 
Mine has terribly collapsed heels and has had all his life. I had full x rays done when we bought him and they were all clear. We didnt alter his shoeing initially although this year he's been switched to natural balance shoes and its made a world of difference to him. I certainly wish id done so earlier.

It wouldnt immediatly put me off but i would be more inclined to have a closer inspection of whats going on. We would have had xrays regardless though.
 
I would walk away unless the seller can provide recent X-rays and full access to the horse's veterinary records by your own vet. Even then, if your vet gives the OK, 3.5K is too much for a horse that needs remedial farriery.
 
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