If a horse, you were looking to buy, failed its vetting...

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... would you still buy it? I was strictly told that if Buster failed his vetting i was NOT to buy him. He did fail (pelvis was out) and as it was eaisly fixable i still brought him!

Would you still buy a horse if it failed its vetting even if was only something minor?
 
I wouldn't but thats because something Minor always turns into something major with me
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He did fail (pelvis was out) and as it was eaisly fixable i still brought him!



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you brought him from where??

or did you buy him??

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Probably not, because you wouldn't be able/would be limited when it comes to getting them insured...
 
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He did fail (pelvis was out) and as it was eaisly fixable i still brought him!



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you brought him from where??

or did you buy him??

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opps! spelling has never been my strong point!
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I walked a away from a cracking horse which failed. The vetting was over £600 as I had x rays. They sold it for the asking price a week later.
 
Yeh, my last horse failed the vet and we (my parents) still bought him because he was perfect in every other way. Was an expensive mistake though because we lost alot of money when we sold him. He was a lovely horse, just not very well put together!
 
I bought my pony despite her failing a flexion test. She was 12yrs old at the time and hopping after hind flexion but we took the risk. She was my 10th birthday present. 11yrs on she's still sound and never had a problem on it. Got in contact with her old owner a few back and found out she failed a flexion test when she was 4yrs but never lame.
However, if I was to pay a larger sum of money or if I wanted a horse for serious competition purposes I wouldn't touch one that failed a vetting. You get a horse vetted for a reason. Horses have enough problems without buying problems!
 
Zoobie, the one that failed for you and then sold... did it stay sound, out of interest?
i walked away from a cracking horse last year which failed the vet, haven't seen it out eventing yet, even though the owner assured me it was fine...
 
He was sound for about 18 months but was competing quite alot, but now he hasn't been sound enough to do what he had been doing. I was tipped the wink to have the front feet looked at, which I did. I since found out that he was a loss of use as a promising youngster. Shame really as the seller was supposed to be quite highly respected. But my sources were immpeccable but were unable to give me too much info prior to purchase.
 
It would depend on why it failed. If I was still interested in buying I'd definately be looking to get the price reduced!
 
Depends what it failed on.

My first horse failed the flexion test and xrays revealed ringbone. I took a chance, negotiated the price down from £1800 to £950, bought him. He never had a day off lame.

Not sure I'd do the same again though as I may have used up all my luck that time !
 
My daughters pony failed the vetting on a flexion test. He was 12 and a show jumper. Lots of wear and tear I guess. I negotiated the price down a bit and he was never lame in the whole 12 years of the rest of his life.
I don't depend too much on a vetting as is really only valid on the day. Some horses I have bought have never been vetted and always been sound.
But then I think I am capable of doing do a little mini - vetting of my own when I am looking over a horse.
I personally think that its important for all prospective puchasers to be able to age a horse by its teeth and recognise all the basic obvious faults and lumps and bumps, like splints, high and low ringbone, side bones, flat feet, curbs, parrot mouths, uneven muscular development, abnormalities of gait, and skin conditions. Also one should know what is basic good conformation and why its important.
If you haven't a clue on these basic things how are you ever going to recognise problems later?
Also, I would never buy a horse that cost more than I was prepared to gamble. 'Cos horse puchase is always a gamble.
 
I think it depends on why the horse failed the vet and how much money they are asking for it. I had a horse fail a flexion test, we gave him two weeks off work, passed a vetting and I bought him accepting the risk. As it turned out he never had a problem with that leg (was PTS ten years later for unrelated problems). I think I would also buy something with a more 'permanent' failed vetting if the price was right because all horses come with problems (the only horse I ever bought with a completely clean vetting, had horrific hock problems and was PTS two years later after spending most of them in operations, box rest, etc.)
 
I think it depends on why you are having the vetting done. If it is to ensure that you get a perfectly sound horse in excellent health, then no - you would not buy it if it failed its vetting.

However, if you are having a vetting done with the view of accepting that there may be one or two things wrong with the horse - all of which are treatable and fixable - then yes you could consider buying it. Depending obviously on what was discovered.

If the vet was happy for your proceed with the purchase - then great. But, if the vet urged caution then I would walk away. No point spending all that money just to ignore good advice.
 
If it is in relation to flexions, i would get it Xrayed and go from there. If I really wanted the horse, I would get investigations done as much as possible to minimise risk/make a more informed decision.
 
Just had a horse vetted and brought it home. The vet didnt pass or fail it but said they would rather me not buy it as I already have a lame horse. Said they would pass it if it was not me buying!Have a warranty on the horse so will just see how we go...
 
I bought Andy after he failed the vetting because of a heart murmur.. had no problems insuring him either as the ins company only wanted a vet cert if i wanted to insure him for LOU and that was v expensive so i opted out of that.!!
it would depend entirely on what reason the horse failed the vetting and what i wanted the horse for as to whether or not i would do it again..
when i got my first horse, 12yrs ago, i had 2 horses vetted before him that failed, one on a flexion test and one that has sarcoids..
 
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