Enlighten me; windsucking and weaving?

Kitei

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Now, I've come across them before, but it pops up on a lot of ads as "has been seen to weave, hence price", with a horse advertised for £1000 less than it should be, or "windsucks so is not allowed on my yard".

I'm not understanding why weaving would de-value a horse so much? Would just appreciate it being explained, aha.
 
Depending on how badly the horse weaves it can cause extreme wear and tear on the joints with the constant to-ing and fro-ing and also the shoes can be worn unevenly.
 
Its a sign of a stressed out horse, and is very unpopular in yards as it is thought one horse will start off another, horse may be unthrifty.
It is a stable vice and must be declared.
 
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