How do I stand after Vetting ?

We did not take it home that day over a week later , and as I said the vet said he was perfect more or less .
If you saw lump which we didn,t at veiwing It would have been one of the things I would have wanted the vet to check .
But the vet if he checked his sheath or even abdomen would not be able to miss it !
 
If you have read the posts you will see that I have spoken to him , he said that mistakes can be made bit put out when I spoke to him , then he rang me back in a calmer voice asking if I was going to pursue it and I said yes that I have another vet checking it and I wil be in touch !
 
My apologies, must have scanned too quickly and missed your reply. Go carefully with the second vet....they are not inclined to get involved in long and protracted disputes between practices.
 
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We did not take it home that day over a week later , and as I said the vet said he was perfect more or less . If you saw lump which we didn,t at veiwing It would have been one of the things I would have wanted the vet to check

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So you didn't closely examine the horse yourself - otherwise you would have spotted the lump.

AGAIN, you took the horse home knowing that it clicked - but the vet didn't mention it, and you didn't question him about not mentioning it.

AGAIN, you took the horse home after it was vetted without your permission on a different day - without your boyfriend present (as arranged).

Sorry, I sound as if I'm beligerent - and I don't mean to be, it's just all odd.

Why would anyone do what you have done?? The vet is supposed to represent your interests, not the vendor - so why on earth did you buy this horse?

Any way, as I said before, unless you're unhappy with the horse, I just don't see what the problem ultimately is.......

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Surely it doesn't matter what you are buying the horse for. If you book a 5 stage vetting, it should be the same regardless of which vets you are using.

Also, does sound a bit dodgy to me that the dealer arranged the vet, and they did it the day before without your knowledge. How do you know a 5 stage definitely took place?
 
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Surely it doesn't matter what you are buying the horse for

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It does, and you should be specically asked by the vet what the aims are for the horse.
 
Its very easy to judge after the event and hindsight is a wonderful thing.
However I do think it sounds dodgy and bad practice on the dealer AND vets front.A vetting is only a snap shot at that particular time , and gives a view on the horse's health at that time only.
Have you been issued the vetting certificate yet?, I have a horse that clicks and the vet passed it for the purpose that I wish to use him for which was hacking, schooling , really all PC activities, it doesn't affect him at all. The lump however is a different matter, I would suggest in the first instance that you get a diagnoisis , it may be something and nothing.

If I was you , I would like to know why the change in time for the vetting, this should be explained by the dealer, secondly I would also want clarification that this vet is indepandant to the sellar. I had a vetting done only few weeks ago and it was only a small village and although the sellar had her dog looked at and not the horse, the vet refused to do the vetting as bad ethics.

I hope you sort out all this , and yes always try to go to the vetting and I know that your OH was going, but plenty of people still are unable to go for one reason or another.
 
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