Do you have horses vetted?

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I was wondering as many people have different views on this, do you always have any potential new horse vetted?

And if so why/why not, insurance, have a good eye for horses etc.
 
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Would always have horses vetted so as not to get caught out.

Saying that.... I didn't have Finni vetted as seller was totally honest about his probs and he came to me for next to nothing. Was a special situation, so generally yes, always Vet before buying
 
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I will always get horses vetted from now on. My old horse i never bothered getting vetted, about a week later i started to notice his stiffle locking and from that moment on it was all downhill from there. A year off work and £5,000 in vets bills later i was still no better off so he was sold. No vet could actaully say what was wrong with him but they all agreed it was muscular.

His stiffle would of been picked up in the vetting and i believe so would of his other problems and i know i wouldn't of touched him with a barg pole if i had known.

I got my next horses vetted and she passed with flying colours!!

Obvioulsy there are things that cant be picked up and things that could go wrong after the vetting BUT i would always get one now for piece of mind if nothing else.
 
Only if the insurance company insist on it, TBH it just seems to be a mechanisim for insurers to limit the cover if anything is found.

I think I have a reasonable eye, given the level my horses ride at.
 
I always do and needed a vet certificate as paid abit of money for my cob so insurance company did request this....but,then having one is no form of a guarantee as won't find everything,unless you start having x-rays and the like!
 
It depends on the value of the horse as I want my horse to be insured. I am happy to accept a horse under £3k unvetted. I know people that have paid £20k had the horse vetted passed with flying colours and the day after it went to them went lame and ended up being written off and was not insured (due to not owning long enough). Unfortunately horses are always a gamble
 
Depends on the situation tbh. I had to have Tilly vetted as she was a very expensive foal and one of the conditions of her sale was that she would be insured whilst living at the stud. I didn't have Evie vetted as i insured her from a yearling onwards where no vetting is required.

Twirl, Misty and Benji were never vetted pre purchase but were given a thorough examination from my vet once in my possession, and Alfie and Barnaby were both vetted, Alfie by my own vet with me present to discuss his findings and Barnabys was vetted by the late Polly Phillips just prior to me buying him.
 
i had mine vetted and i only paid £2000 for him, didnt really dine anything out about him that i didnt no, just told me he was underweight and abit poor, but i just wanted a five stag one done just to make sure really.
 
It depends entirely on the horse. If it was for me and I was paying a reasonable price then I probably would. If I was buying something cheap or to sell on or a yougster then no.

I didnt have my horse vetted but I rode her for a year before I bought her and she had no problems in that year.
I dont insure my horses for much so a vetting isnt necessary to insure them, saying that, I have never bought an expensive horse.
 
I get them vetted as when you come to sell it the next person will get it vetted and you don't want to be stuck with something with a problem. If the horse is cheap (less than £2k) I wouldn't bother. I don't know enough about horses to pick up up on the not glaringly obvious stuff so need expert vet help
 
I had it done for a horse I bought around 11 or 12 years ago. It turned out that the horse had a really bad attitude and was dangerous to be on and around. I didn't keep him long.
It was the most expensive drawing I have ever paid for!!!! LOL

I then got the boy I have now. 10 years ago. No vetting, I didn't even try him out. Sounds crazy but it's true.
 
We have all of ours vetted but when I buy my next horse, it will be a cheap youngster so may not, or might just have a 2 stage vetting.
 
I do think it depends on the price of the horse and where you get the horse from. I have to admit to not having either of my two vetted however we did have eyes and heart checks. But we did get them from somebody we trust (and that out instructor trusts) so we would have come back if we had any problems. Also they weren’t majorly expensive neddies.
 
Ist pony I bought was not vetted, turned out to have lots of problems, fortunately my vet gave me lots of amo regarding misrepretsentation so I went back to old owner and firmly but politely ask for my money back - he agreed.

Second pony was vetted, even though cheap - passed with flying colours. Present horse was not vetted as we knew her and her old owners for a significant period of time prior to purchase.

we are currently looking for a new horse - this will not be overly exspensive (3k max) will definantely have it vetted. I am aware that things can go wrong after a vetting, its just that you know you are starting with a clean sheet and it could help in the case of doping etc.

An unrideable horse costs as much to keep as a sound one, even if you could sell it (I would have to disclose the faults) chances are you would only get a fraction of what you paid. I consider it as 'limiting the possibility' of losing several thousand £, rather than wasting about £200.
 
Had one vetted and didn't with the other.
Murphy was vetted and failed but we still bought him and he has been a star and a dream to own and was just the right horse to teach OH to ride.
Aleeta was not vetted as at only 2 and un handled it would not have been easy to do also got a 90 day warranty on her so something would show up if she had any problems. In future I would go by the price of the horse and gut instinct when deciding on a vetting. Never say never.
 
I haven't hada horse vetted for a number of years as we bred Peter and the other horses ive ridden haven't been my own, so haven't need to. Before this though had all my horses vetted!
 
I have some vetted, some not. Usually it depends on the horse - if its pricey or if I want it to do well competition wise etc. then I probably would. Ive had bad experiences with vettings so its put me off a bit!! I wouldnt say I "have an eye" so dont bother, but obviously if there's anything worrying me about the horse then Id have it checked out. And I always get my vet to check them over (not a big vetting) when they come out to do vaccs etc.
 
I always do - I'm not a vet and would not be able to pick up heart/eye problems, know alot of people who haven't as the horse was 'cheap' and they have been stung big time.

It's easy for any of us to get won over when we fall in love with a horse we are trying and 'miss' any faults as much as we try to be critical
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Personally, if I was buying another for me I would want it as a dressage prospect and would want hocks x-raying too
 
Always have them vetted regardless of how much they cost. Since I can only have horses on full livery I need ones that are likley to remain sound and healthy as it's very expensive just to turn them away for a year etc or to keep them once retired.

My current chap is retired and thankfully my very nice YO will discount his livery if I get another horse to make them both affordable.

The most important part of my new horse purchase is that it must be fit and healthy to ride so I take as few risks as possible. However I still get caught out even with horses that have passed 5 stage vettings. I may now add xrays to the vettings , again even for cheep horses if I spent as much on the vet as I do on the horse to ensure I end up with a sound one then to me it's worth it. Warped I know but it suits me.
 
Whatever the horse i.e. a free, cheap or expensive horse I would always have it vetted as they all are equally expensive to keep and treat if anything goes wrong with them.
 
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Whatever the horse i.e. a free, cheap or expensive horse I would always have it vetted as they all are equally expensive to keep and treat if anything goes wrong with them.

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Nice one Owlie; a far shorter and more artuculate way of saying what I was trying to.
 
TBTH i've brought 5 horses and never had a vetting
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had no problems so far, BUT if i was paying 3000+ then i'd def have a vetting done, my most expensive horse has been 2,500 so didn't see the need plus i knew her owner.
 
No I never have the vet come out to "vet" any horses I choose to buy. If I see something that gives me cause for concern then, quite simply, I walk away. I buy lots of horses and haven't made any bum choices so far.
 
i didnt have my pony vetted. she was only £500 quid tho. i could see she had a bone spavin, but she was sound had good back and feet. teeth needed some attention but were otherwise fine. i knew she would be my fun pony, nothing serious so not worth a vetting really.
 
Will always always with no doubt what so ever get a horse 5star vetted - guess im a pessimist but there are SO many crooks out there so im going to take every precaution not to get caught out by one!
And saying that, rock failed his vetting on 3diffrent things and i still bought him lol
 
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