Failed vetting, what to do now

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Horse has failed its vetting due to some tiny sarcoids being discovered right up behind her teats, they’re very small and we will get them treated, but what then? She was going very cheaply already, reluctant to try giving her away as god knows where she may end up, what would be our options?
 
I went ahead and bought my horse with sarcoids. Same area, around the teats. Sarcoids were disclosed, had full vetting. Discussed with vet and general view was that they may or may not get bigger/disappear/need removal. She seemed exactly what I was looking for so I went ahead and paid full price. Granted only 6 months ago, but she’s been perfect in every way. No change so far.
 
Depending on your previous experiences plenty of us WOULD run a mile from a horse with sarcoids, me very much included. I wouldn’t take on a gift horse with sarcoids, let alone buy one. Especially in the udder area - been there, done that. Lost the horse, a homebred, to something else altogether unexpected in the end, but nothing would induce me to go through that again.

But others who have not previously had horses with recurrent sarcoids may not be so bothered. Another buyer might be happy to take a punt.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Depending on your previous experiences plenty of us WOULD run a mile from a horse with sarcoids, me very much included. I wouldn’t take on a gift horse with sarcoids, let alone buy one. Especially in the udder area - been there, done that. Lost the horse, a homebred, to something else altogether unexpected in the end, but nothing would induce me to go through that again.

But others who have not previously had horses with recurrent sarcoids may not be so bothered. Another buyer might be happy to take a punt.
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Likewise. I used to be quite gung ho about sarcoids but since losing my beautiful big lad to them a couple of years ago, I would not knowingly buy another sarcoid horse now.

But plenty of people would, because most of the time they are fine/treatable/resolve themselves. But it's cancer, and cancers are inherently unpredictable. As long as you declare it then buyers can choose to take the risk
 
bonnysmum said:
There shouldn't be the concept of a failed vetting any more. Why won't the original buyer just go ahead, albeit with a discount?
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As mentioned by @Tiddlypom. Taking on a horse with sarcoids is a risk. Have managed a livery horse that had 38 sarcoids that were painful and traditional treatment made them worse. Managing the horse was a nightmare as he was plagued by flies in the summer, rugs caused him to bleed and he boxwalked when we kept him in during certain parts of the day when flies were worse.
Any insurance wouldn’t cover sarcoids and some insurance companies by extension then try any exclude anything remotely ‘skin’ related.
So then the question is how much do you reduce the price down to for the seller to mitigate risk?
I wouldn’t touch one with sarcoids. Especially as some horses seem to develop more under stress. Who’s to say moving the horse doesn’t develop more?
 
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