Horses that "make a slight noise"

[Lippyx]

Hi,

I know what this means, but how serve can these "noises" be? Is it like a heavy breathjing, or a gurgling sound?
I notice it really knocks the prices off some horses, is it classed as a blemish in showing?

cheers

 

[Kayfm]

its like a light whistling noise and if the horse is scoped, it would be graded 1 - 5. An irish sports horse i bought was grade 2 on vetting. because of his age (not going to get any worse) and what i wanted him for (riding club activities) he was fine on ok'd by the vet. not sure what would happen in a showing class if the judge rode the horse, she would more than likely hear it.

 

[Lippyx]

Would you even look at a horse that was described with slight noise when in hard work?

 

[black_horse]

my horse makes a 'slight' noise when cantering and galloping but not at other gates, it is very slight and was only just picked up in a very stringent 5 star vet inspection by a top vet. It has never affected her but i do keep an eye on it. it can get worse if there is excessive dust about but the majority of the time i dont notice it.

The showing judge has ridden my horse and not noticed it and it didnt affect our placings

. my friends horse had a noise that affected him performance and ended up having a hobday operation. it was a complete success and has returned to PSG affiliated dressage a year later with great success.

 

[Kayfm]

depends on the grade and what you mean by hard work. There is also a new laser treatment now that is quite effective rather than the operation previous to this newish treatment.

 

[Lippyx]

So, can "slight" noise become very bad and need operating on, or is it luck of the draw?
I've seen a 7 yr old, but is described with slight noise, whats the chances of it becoming worse do you think?

 

[teddyt]

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Would you even look at a horse that was described with slight noise when in hard work?

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Depends what you want to do with the horse. If it was just hacking then it would be fine. If you want to event then no, because the oxygen supply is reduced and hence performance is likely to be reduced.

It would not be acceptable for showing if it can be heard during normal exercise. If it only shows up at gallop and the show class doesnt require a gallop then the judge would never know. If you are showing as a hunter then no

 

[black_horse]

My horse is 7 and as of yet there is hardly any sound. however i am aware in teh future there may be a reduction in quality whereby i will look into treating it, at the moment if it isnt broken dont fix it!

There was significant decrease in performance level abilities and an increase in suseptability to infections, particularly respiratory ones in my friends horse, which after the operation has gone back to normal parameters. However it isnt a light hearted or cheap decision to make so tbh unless you have the money to shell out in years to come in case it develops into more of a problem than it is at the moment that i wouldnt purchase it. But thats MHO.

 

[thumperbos]

I am often surprised by the number of horses going cross country that make a noise, particularly in the upper * levels.

In fact a young horse that we brought on and sold, which has turned 3 * this year (a very exciting event in itself!) makes a noise but we had it checked out by the vet and he was tested out at a vet college, and we were assured that this will never affect him x.c., so I would never be put off by a horse that makes a noise, provided that I had the horse scoped first of course!