How much did your 5 stage vetting cost?

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Im just curious as to how much a 5 stage vetting costs? Oh and if anyone has had a 2 or 3 stage too...the price differences and what is included in that particular vetting.

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Feb 2008 i paid £200 for a 5 stage, and £50 travel costs (used my vet but horse was quite far away).Thats in Northumberland area.
 
christ I paid loads more than that.. I had one vetting for £245 without bloods because the horse failed and the second vetting was £318 and fortunately passed before I was bankrupt. Both times I used a different vet to my own and was pleased with both, infact the vet with the horse that failed was gorrrrjuss! hehe
 
Mine included bloods, and everything else that is standard. It took about 2 hours, and i felt it was very thorough.
 
I just had my horse 5 star vetted in Derbyshire it was just under £300 as I used a vet that was very good but quite far from them, this included taking but not testing the bloods and no xrays.
 
I had 5 stage, bloods and xrays (in the NW area), local vet so no travel and it was £280. That was 3 years ago.
 
It really does vary depending on where you are in the country,

For example I had one done in Scotland which cost £160, the good equine vets round me (Berks/Oxon) you would be looking at £250+

I had a 2* done on a youngster about 3 years ago and that cost in the region of £100 (Staffordshire)
 
I had one done last July which cost £368 but that did include additional travel costs as my vet had a 1.5 hr journey each way. My OH really wanted his vet rather than a local.

Dex's cost £400 in 2006 but that was with Scott Dunn himself - well worth it as Dex had multiple problems and i felt i needed PSD's experience to judge if he was "worth a punt" PSD found him lame on 3 legs, worse on flexion, thick in the wind, wouldnt canter on left rein, varicous veins, cellulite, bogged off every time i tried to trot him up, laminitis, badly ridged feet- one was turned in & boxy and thats just what i remember
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He told me i had to buy him as he felt he would be a smashing chap with some time,farriery and being taught some manners
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He was right as Dex has given me so much fun and we are looking forwards to our 4th hunting season together (only ever been lame twice, once with a punctured frog and also a blackthorn in the knee)
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