How much would sarcoids effect a horses value?

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Had vet out today and pictures have been sent of to Liverpool to see what they think, so got to wait 5-6 weeks to do anything about it.

Anyway. . .how much would sarcoids effect a horses value in your opinion. . .?

Details of horse
15.3 6 yo, conni x. Super little man, great allrounder. Flatwork coming on well. Jumping 2'9"- 3', xc and sj. Hacks alone and in company. Great on the ground etc, box, clip, shoe vet etc. Competed xc, ode, sj, dressage, ht well behaved etc.

Sarcoid on back of hock, and on shoulder, about half a cm by half a cm. Vet thinks that if they are sarcoids we have gotten them early enough to treat them quickly.

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IME quite a lot. Although not got experience with treated sarcoids.

Most people are very scared of sarcoids and insurers will normally slap an exception on them and all future ones. People don't always know much about sarcoids, they then ask an 'experienced friend' who will feed them a horror story they read on internet/saw at their yard/heard in the pub (delete as applicable) about horses with sarcoids who end up unrideable etc. At this point prospective buyer will run a mile.

just my experience.
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a horse i had vetted recently failed on sarcoids. i personally chose not to continue with the sale as i've had my fair share of 'skin' issues and horses. think it depends on they buyer and how severe the sarcoids are
 
Hmmm interesting. . .

I did the same thing recently went and read up about it all and worried myself and my vet didnt seem too worried about it all. What ever the results come back saying we have to deal with it i suppose.

Just irritating as he was going on the market in about three months but i suppose nothing is set in stone as of yet.

Thanks for you replies.
 
IMO quite a bit - family member had a devestating experience with sarcoids and from that I wouldn't touch one with them. I am sure that is maybe a bit short sighted but one horrific experience is more than enough!
 
I've sold a cuple with noted sarcoids and never reducted the price. In my experience there pretty connom, although a protential problem they often remian a unchanged blemish. I've not had any in annoying places though but that is the risk as they do often develope more then one.
 
There is still hope. . .thanks
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As i said i have noticed them as they are starting so the vet said that if they are sarcoids they can be treated sooner rather than later, but he wasnt sure if they were or not.

So i suppose it is a waiting game now.

Thankyou dizzykizzy for the link, shall have a read
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Depends on how bad they are I guess. It wouldnt necessarily put me off (I love greys and a lot of greys have them!), but I would only accept one with maybe just one small sarcoid.

One of mine had a sarcoid, it was tiny on his side (odd place to have it I thought), he had it for years until about 2 summers ago when suddenly it grew and then went a bit nasty (oozy/bleeding etc.) so had the vet out and I just kept it clean and treated it with Cut Heal (amazing stuff), it healed beautifully and actually reduced in size so much that it is now just a tiny black dot which nobody would notice! Very odd!
 
it depends on size and location for me. Vandi has one on the base of his ear but on his vetting vet wasn't concerned so i bought him- fortunately insurers didn't pick up on it either! i wouldn't buy one with loads tho...just get them treated if you aren't sure...
 
In my experience, those that have not been treated have ever changed, those that have been trated with veterinary procedures have a higher incidence of turing nasty... i have a mare with sarcoids that i found a buyer for, and in the vetting the vet told them that she would most liktely be fine as they have not changed for years, BUT she would infect every other horse she came into contact with, and if they did change it would make her unusable as they would spread to tack areas (there are just a couple between her back legs and one by her eye!!) and they are more expensive to treat that what they were paying for her, and also mentiond that the chances are they would be find for another 10 years, the horse in question is a 13 yr old TB, how long do you want the poor sod to work for!!! wound me up alot!

Sarcoids dont bother me in the slightest however
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Substantially in my experience. I have advertised horses and then mentioned the sarcoid/s when people call. It put the majority of cllers off completely. 1 buyer dropped out at vetting on advice of vet. Another - final buyer, didn't know what sacroids were - thankfully.
Another horse was bought to sell on in Winter and sarcoids were spotted when I clipped her. Put off a lot of people, final buyers didn't have her vetted & didn't notice them, so I didn't mention them. She went for half her 'value'.

I now examine every horse thoroughly, with fingertips under hair if neccessary and wouldn't touch a horse with a sarcoid.
 
My horse had one on his sheath that had been allowed to grow big so it cost me about £500 to treat and we had £750 taken off his price, the sarcoid has gone and touch wood not come back but my aunt had a horse with lots, they were treated unsuccessfully and have now spread even further so it looks like he'll have to be pts. I think you have to evaluate each case differently but obviously some people will always be put off
 
My mare had 3 small nodular sarcoids in non-problem positions when I bought her. I stopped counting when they reached 30! I have not been able to ride her since October because of sarcoids in saddle & girth areas. She had her last lot of Liverpool Cream treatment at the beginning of March & I am still waiting for the scabs to fall off, which they are no where near doing. For those reasons you can put me down as someone who wouldn't touch a horse with sarcoids with a barge pole next time.
 
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