Failed Vetting - What to do?!!

Ellietotz said:
I know others have said to walk away but just thinking of another option if you really liked him and were potentially willing to risk it, maybe just getting a farrier to look? Some good ones can often tell if it is their feet causing an issue? Saves spending a load of money just in case it makes no difference?
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Trouble is it wouldn't be possible for a farrier to tell you whether the state of the feet has caused soft tissue damage. OP if you're really keen to still go ahead please, please get xrays and an MRI so you know exactly what you're taking on.
 
Ellietotz said:
I know others have said to walk away but just thinking of another option if you really liked him and were potentially willing to risk it, maybe just getting a farrier to look? Some good ones can often tell if it is their feet causing an issue? Saves spending a load of money just in case it makes no difference?
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even if it is just the feet when horses have foot issues they are X rayed so the vet can advise the farrier on what to do it can't just be done on sight a lot of the time.
 
BarbieHorse said:
Would it be normal for a horse with very little work done to get navicular though? He was backed last year but nothing done since, that's why i was so surprised he failed as he's done nothing...
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This doesn't mean Navicular. However mine was diagnoised at 5. He was backed at 4, and was only a happy hacker until receiving diagnosis.
 
Hi, OP here, just thought I should pop back and give a bit of an update. Firstly, thank-you to everyone for all the advice, it was much appreciated and of course you're all right - the most sensible course of action would be to walk away. So, naturally, I er... bought the horse! :redface3:
Just to give a bit of context, the vendor moved house a couple of months ago and had no grazing at the new place, and had yet to find a farrier. As a result of which the horse had been standing in a hay barn for two months with his feet badly in need of a trim (he'd been kept barefoot previously and I'm pretty confident that until the house move he had been kept properly trimmed). It was clearly a risk to buy him, but I really liked him, and since he wasn't big money I decided to take a punt on him.
And the good news is... the farrier has been and the horse is now sound! I was probably 80% certain he would be, but was starting to panic a bit over that other 20%! His feet were over-long and had "winged" out a bit - this much was obvious from looking at him. As well as that the farrier found a lot of grit and dirt in his white lines in all four feet, but more so in the fronts. He's had them cleaned out and trimmed, shoes on and the difference in him is phenomenal! Soooo relieved and can finally let myself be excited about my new pony!!! He's going to have a couple of weeks to chill out in the field with his buddies and have back/teeth/saddle fitting done then we'll get cracking on hopefully turning him into a nice all rounder :)
 
Ohhh, love an update :)

I am so pleased that it has worked out perfectly for you, he is obviously a good'un if you couldn't walk away :)
 
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