Do you think I'll be able to sell my Oldenburg that has had OCD?

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She's cracking but that is a bad selling point! People are having enough trouble selling as it is I believe? I'd be interested in peoples thoughts please?
 
If I were buying rather than selling at the moment it certainly wouldn't put me off... I think if the OCD has been treated and horse now has clean x rays there is no problem. As far as I am aware, once successfully treated, it should never become a problem again. I think my 3 year old has it and will be putting her through ops, she hopefully will never be for sale, but if she were, I would be totally honest about it, show pre and post op x rays to potential buyers vets, let them speak with mine etc... Put it this way, you've payed to fix the problem, dealt with recovery period, it should never be a problem in the future so what's the issue? Also, if you are honest about it and let both parties vets communicate people may be more comfortable about it as everything is open, most people don't have x rays done before buying a horse, so to know they are clean Is a bonus.

I spoke with my vet alot about this, on how it could affect her value, career etc and she said it shouldn't really make any difference.... It's done and dusted, like having your tonsils out :D

Out of interest, where was it? Mine ( if it Is OCD ) is stifle

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I sold my fellow after OCD, I had him X rayed and asked the vet if he was okay too sell. He gave me the all clear, so I did. This was about 12 months after the op, and he seemed normal and fine.

Best to disclose this, it did slightly affect the price, but I couldn't keep him he was way too big for me.
 
Sorry - what's OCD?

I only know it from a mental health perspective - obsessive compulsive disorder.

I am presuming it is something different in horses?

Thanks,
 
Earlier this year I looked at a nice horse that had an OCD op as a yearling, they had paid £10k for her. She was sound and had a good set of x-rays, but they were struggling to get £5k for her, purely because of this history. (It wasn't the reason I didn't buy her). I think if the horse had a mega competition record it would be easier, but I do think it would affect the price.
 
EgerdenFarmStud said:
If I were buying rather than selling at the moment it certainly wouldn't put me off... I think if the OCD has been treated and horse now has clean x rays there is no problem. As far as I am aware, once successfully treated, it should never become a problem again. I think my 3 year old has it and will be putting her through ops, she hopefully will never be for sale, but if she were, I would be totally honest about it, show pre and post op x rays to potential buyers vets, let them speak with mine etc... Put it this way, you've payed to fix the problem, dealt with recovery period, it should never be a problem in the future so what's the issue? Also, if you are honest about it and let both parties vets communicate people may be more comfortable about it as everything is open, most people don't have x rays done before buying a horse, so to know they are clean Is a bonus.

I spoke with my vet alot about this, on how it could affect her value, career etc and she said it shouldn't really make any difference.... It's done and dusted, like having your tonsils out :D

Out of interest, where was it? Mine ( if it Is OCD ) is stifle

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She had it in her hock, her x-rays are now clear and could be shown to potential buyers vet. I have stated in my ad that she has had OCD, do you think I should state also something about the x-rays being clear?
 
PapaFrita said:
Osteochondrosis. It tends to occur in young horses and is, put simply, when the cartilage to bone development is abnormal, sometimes leading to bone or cartilage fragments breaking off into joint spaces causing lameness. These chips can often be removed and the OCD treated medically.
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It doesn't always cause lameness, my filly has never been lame, she just had some swelling of her hock and had x-rays and had a chip removed. Simple as that really....
 
rubyrumba said:
It doesn't always cause lameness, my filly has never been lame, she just had some swelling of her hock and had x-rays and had a chip removed. Simple as that really....
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No, sorry, you're correct of course. The assumption is that it would eventually though. My YO's horse (in Argentina) had a chip in her stifle that didn't cause any problems until she was about 10 and even then it was only the action in her hinds over a jump that was affected. She was never actually lame.
 
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