Getting back checked - Vet's Permission?

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On the website of the lady whom I'd like to get to come and check my horse's back it says that she needs your vets permission/OK before she can come out.
My vet has never seen my new horse, so obviously knows nothing of her history. Can I just phone the vets and ask if it's ok for the back lady to come out, then will the back lady accept my word that the vet said it was ok?
Sorry, bit of a dumb question I know!!
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When I first had Mctimoney (sp?) person to my mare, I just rang my vets, and they said to go ahead. I think they were a bit surprised that I had asked, tbh!

ETA - it said on my McTimoney chap's website that I needed a letter from the vet - vet definitely didn't agree that a letter was necessary, and it wasn't needed in the end.
 
I think legally they have to have a vets permission, but my physio is happy for me just to tell the vet she is coming, and the vet is also happy with that, never needed anything in writing. On one occasion physio found some inflammation that she wanted the vet to look at first , but they both worked happily together.
 
My physio said i needed the vets permission too, but she rang them up herself i assume and said "I'm treating this horse, it blongs to so an so"
Wll I hope she did because i never rang the vets to tell them.
Nothing has ever come of it, so i guess its okay!
 
My physio rings vet before hand on my behalf and lets her know results afterwards. He has a very sensitive back so this can be quite often!
 
My physio has a global agreement from various vets in the vicinity. So if she treats my horse and knows I use "x" vets then it is deemed that she has the vets approval, so I believe.
 
If your insured and your insurance covers physio and alternative therpies you need your vet to recommened to claim.
 
My chiro I believe contacted my vets as part of her paperwork.

After vet had been treating a shoulder injury I thought I better ask specifically so suggested to my vet that I get her out to check him over and give him a massage (and I really want her opinion too) his answer was 'yes, excellent idea, no point in me coming out just to say its a bit better!'
 
I rang the vet to ask if a McTimoney lady could come and see my horse (re his back) and he said he had to see the horse first because he was giving permission for something to be looked at when he had not seen the original problem and would still be liable if anything went wrong - which made sense. As it happened we did not get to see the McTimoney lady as horse was whisked off to the clinic for x-ray for a kissing spine (which he did have).
My vet is quite fierce so I did get a b*ll*cking along the lines of "so you're a vet now... made your own diagnosis" etc
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- he was right of course
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I had the McTimoney lady out to my horse last week, just to check her over. My vet was out a week before to give Ella her second vaccs, so i just mentioned the chiro visit to him then and he was fine with it. Melissa (McTimoney lady) did ask explicitly if i had spoken to my vet about her visit.
 
Out of courtesy your chiro may say that she needs your vets permission but in truth she does not. You are the owner of the horse & you decide what treatment your horse will have & who from, simple as that.
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Sorry but you are wrong.

It is illegal to treat a horse in this country without first seeking vets permission ( unless you are a qualified vet yourself).

Normally a phone call to said vet is all that is needed.
 
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