"Failed" vetting - what next :-(((

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Have had a really upsetting couple of days, our lovely SJ pony went off to have a change in career as a WH pony (despite having a hardened splint) with a showing family, only to fail her vetting yesterday, I am shocked and of course upset and now wonder what I am to do - I assume taking her off the market is my best option. She has never had a day lame in the whole time we have had her :-(
I of course wasnt present at the vetting, but was told that all had gone really well, right up to the downward transition from canter to trot on the tight circle, where she showed v slight lameness for a couple of strides.
She is coming home at the weekend as they don't now want her and I just don't know what to do, she is a super pony and I really didnt think she was at all lame, so do I rest her, turn her away for a bit, get my vet out? I just dont know :-(
 
Sometimes they have a bad day.

We had a pony fail a vetting and two weeks later it was repeated with the same vet and he passed with flying colours. I think they have days where they feel a bit stiff or sore.

Get your vet to check him over and find out where the problem actually is and then possibly sell on again to a family who don't want to do as much with the pony?
 
Kokopelli said:
Sometimes they have a bad day.

We had a pony fail a vetting and two weeks later it was repeated with the same vet and he passed with flying colours. I think they have days where they feel a bit stiff or sore.

Get your vet to check him over and find out where the problem actually is and then possibly sell on again to a family who don't want to do as much with the pony?
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Apparently it was only really significant because they wanted her to show, and that she should be fine for her other disciplines, but this is of course all third hand information.
 
Sorry to hear this - my duaghter's pony was similar, never a days lameness, then when vetted for someone he passed the flexion tests, but when I started to ride him for the vet to check his heart and lungs, she said he was lame, even though I couldn't feel a thing. The family didn't buy him but I sold him a few weeks later and he passed a vetting perfectly fine.

I would say that I don't think it was a good idea for you to let your pony go to a new home and then be vetted. I'm sure the people didn't do anythign wrong with him, but how do you know? Always get purchasers to have the pony vetted before it leaves you. A friend let her pony go on 2 weeks trial and then it was vetted and failed and the people sent it back. She has since learned that the family that took her pony, rode it hard every day and took it to several competitions in the 2 weeks prior to the vetting - oh and it was Easter hols too (a free pony for the hols?).
 
I think it may be just a showing thing? They are very particular about these things! Have you had any interest as an SJ pony - if that's what she's good at.

I remember selling my 13.2 was awful, some people wanted him for showing (WH) but then said he didn't flick his toes enough, and had filling on his legs. What did they expect? This was a 14yo pony FFS, who had been and done everything at PC. I swear I wanted to punch her :D
 
Its a horrible time. I have just had two vetted to go onto 1.20 show jumping homes. I didn't get either of them vetted when I bought them as youngsters and I was biting my nails all day because although we have never had any issues, you just don't know with a vetting! Thank fully they both passed with flying colours! Just the last 148 to sell now and she will pass a vetting as I had her vetted when I bought her.
Don't lose heart, see what your vet says and go from there.
Vets are so strict now, they have to be nowadays.
 
Boxers said:
Sorry to hear this - my duaghter's pony was similar, never a days lameness, then when vetted for someone he passed the flexion tests, but when I started to ride him for the vet to check his heart and lungs, she said he was lame, even though I couldn't feel a thing. The family didn't buy him but I sold him a few weeks later and he passed a vetting perfectly fine.

I would say that I don't think it was a good idea for you to let your pony go to a new home and then be vetted. I'm sure the people didn't do anythign wrong with him, but how do you know? Always get purchasers to have the pony vetted before it leaves you.
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Ohhhh Boxers, I cannot tell you how much I am annoyed with myself for letting this happen, I have learnt a very very valuable lesson, especially as my pony now has to take a stressful 5 hour journey to come home to me :-(

I dont think for one second that they would have done anything to her, but it was absolutely stupid of me and its my pony who is now having to suffer
 
Reassess the lameness when she comes home. See what you think. It may be a problem that you just havent noticed before because you werent looking for it if you know what I mean. Vets have to be careful and will err on the side of caution in a vetting, and a showing home wants perfection tbh.

I agree also about people taking her on trial. Trial should be at your yard.

I am sure you will find a niche for her. She will probably sail through another vetting.:)
 
ttt said:
Its a horrible time. I have just had two vetted to go onto 1.20 show jumping homes. I didn't get either of them vetted when I bought them as youngsters and I was biting my nails all day because although we have never had any issues, you just don't know with a vetting! Thank fully they both passed with flying colours! Just the last 148 to sell now and she will pass a vetting as I had her vetted when I bought her.
Don't lose heart, see what your vet says and go from there.
Vets are so strict now, they have to be nowadays.
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Yes I had our mare thoroughly vetted before we bought her too but of course that was over 2 years ago now :)
 
dozzie said:
Reassess the lameness when she comes home. See what you think. It may be a problem that you just havent noticed before because you werent looking for it if you know what I mean. Vets have to be careful and will err on the side of caution in a vetting, and a showing home wants perfection tbh.

I agree also about people taking her on trial. Trial should be at your yard.

I am sure you will find a niche for her. She will probably sail through another vetting.:)
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Yes again, I totally agree and i wont be making the same mistake again.

I suppose it could be anything, even the 5 hour trailer journey she had taken to get to them two days before the vetting. I will get my vet to check her soundness once she has settled in back home and if they feel she is sound, then i will still keep her up for sale - she is such a good competition pony, we were only selling her due to my daughter needing a bigger pony x
 
Most horses should some slight degree of 'lameness'. Could be a number of things, not really awake, not really warmed up, lazyness, might have knocked themselves rolling, just a twinge etc etc etc blah blah blah. I wouldn't be turning a horse down on such a small thing, esp as they say for just a couple of strides. Cor blimey, I'm probably lame for a few strides a day :p

Onwards and upwards, obviously they weren't meant to me. Next! Will no doubt pass next time ....
 
hannahmurphy said:
Most horses should some slight degree of 'lameness'. Could be a number of things, not really awake, not really warmed up, lazyness, might have knocked themselves rolling, just a twinge etc etc etc blah blah blah. I wouldn't be turning a horse down on such a small thing, esp as they say for just a couple of strides. Cor blimey, I'm probably lame for a few strides a day :p

Onwards and upwards, obviously they weren't meant to me. Next! Will no doubt pass next time ....
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Thank you :-) I will keep my fingers crossed that she is ok - i cant wait to get her home! missed her so much, but now we have to go through it all again :-( I wont be selling her to a showing home though!! :):)
 
could you speak to the vet who did the vetting and see how serious they think it is - could have just been a bruised sole or standing on a sharp stone.

TBH I think anyone who had some sort of unidentified lameness coming up on a vetting is going to be wary, not just a showing home.
 
I know of a vet that failed a horse because of a phantom 'club foot'!!

Farrier was furious- there was nothing wrong with the horse (she had near perfect feet!!) and offered to send the vet a book about feet for her Xmas present :D

He made his apprentices try to spot the offending foot too- poor lads all thought they were being stupid cause they couldn't see it!!

I agree tho- if they're vetting a pony, do it at your property with (ideally) you present!!
 
SO1 said:
could you speak to the vet who did the vetting and see how serious they think it is - could have just been a bruised sole or standing on a sharp stone.

TBH I think anyone who had some sort of unidentified lameness coming up on a vetting is going to be wary, not just a showing home.
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I agree, which is why i will get her looked at by a vet i trust, and if they think there is any cause for concern, then i will consider my options from there. I was told that the vet didnt actually deem her "lame", just unlevel in a couple of strides on the downward trans on a tight circle, so hopefully my vet can do a similar sort of thing to see if they can see anything. All very stressful, I was so sure she was sound :(:confused:
 
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