Flexing a horse

H-J

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Would you let someone flex your horse when they come to view it?

Or on the other hand do you ask to flex a horse when you view it?

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Um, I wouldn't normally do it if I was looking at a horse - I pay a vet to do it and interpret it for me. Anyone can make a horse lame (briefly) if they hold the leg up long enough. A dealer who bought one of my 14.2hhs did it on purpose to check whether she'd been drugged.... Anyway, I don't think I would object if someone asked to do it, and they didn't over-do it then make some spurious dismissive comment about the horse's soundness.
 
I personally wouldnt...used to help vets flex horses legs and it does test if the horse is lame but they are professional and know what they are looking for really....dont think I would like just anyone doing it...if the person is worried then they can ask for a vetting and that way the flexing can be done the right way...
 
I would not let them flex my horse unless they were a vet or I knew they were competent at flexing.

I would not flex a horse myself but let the vet do it or perhaps a trainer if I had someone with me that that really knew how to.
 
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