If you are good at spotting soundness issues...

It looks pretty sound to me.

If I was being hypercritical :p I'd say that he doesn't appear to be using the back end as well as it could be used but since I don't know what is normal for that horse it would be very hard to spot anything else.

FWIW If you are worried I'd suggest lunging on a hard surface to see if anything shows up and to not forget that sacroiliac injuries can cause what feels like "unsoundness"
 
Looked fairly consistantly sound to me.

In the second vid, after the jump where he transitions from canter to trot i had to look a few times, not convinced that part was completley sound. But, its so hard to see on a video and horse could have just been unbalanced etc.
 
Agreed with cbmcts, horse doesn't look like he's working through his back end an awful lot. He seems very strung out and, I'm not sure if it's just me or not, doesn't seem to have tracked up at all.

Very nice horse though, needs a little more muscle I would say, but overall lovely on flat and over fences.
 
If it helps, she's only 6. And failed a vetting on Monday-supposedly because she fell out the trailer, but vet has a niggly feeling it might be more. Hmm. (we're buying btw not selling)
 
He looks sound but seems to prefer landing disunited and doesn't want to bear weight on his right hind after the jump.
 
Lovely horse- she looks perfectly sound in these videos and is working nicely, if not extravagantly.
I wouldnt worry about her landing disunited, she has more jump than she knows what to do with at this stage and is lovely and open behind.

If you like her then I'd give her a week and get a different vet to assess soundness again
 
He looks stiff behind to me and very 'stuffy' in his paces. My WB - also 6 yrs old passed a 5 stage vetting and he has chronic SI dysfunction. I wish my vet had run his nail hard over his loin area because he dips away noticably at this test on his right side (done by the physio). Interestingly my horse also has a narrower hoof on the poor side - hubby said this shows he has not been using the leg/foot and putting the same weight on it.

Interested to hear what your vet said?

Lovely horse btw
 
I can't see anything that would concern me, apart from the first vid, on the left rein in trot, I was drawn to the near fore, but it then seemed to stop, so not sure....
 
She failed because she was uncomfortable and then v lame after flexions. But supposedly she fell out the lorry...

Trying to decide whether to re vet as she is perfect in every other way and I'm in love with her. She's to event.

Lame on her off hind btw xxx
 
TBH, I would look for something else - she's only 6 so has next to no miles on her to prove her overall soundness and there is no point risking heartbreak in the future especially as you want to compete which will bring on any weaknesses or old injuries. It's too late once you've got them home! It's not like there is a huge shortage of talented young horses available....if you were to go ahead with a 2nd vetting I'd also ask the vet to check her back thoroughly after a travelling accident.

I'd also be furious with any vendor who let me pay £200 for a vetting without mentioning that the mare had an accident recently that could affect the result and it would make me wary of dealing with them.
 
I'd say, most of the time the horse looks fine.

However, inconsistently, there are moments when I think there is something a miss, just not quite working thorough behind and just something niggling...

This could just be her being young and unbalanced, and I think I'd get a second opinion if it were me.
 
I think she definately has something going on with her right hind. She's unwilling to bring it under her in downward transitions and her right hip appears to be dipping in the trot. Possible stifle issues???
 
Mm. You lot have confirmed what we were feeling I suppose.

Going to show vet the videos tomorrow, and unless he says that the other days lameness is almost definitely soft tissue, then think we're going to say goodbye to this one... =[
 
Lovely young lass. But yes as you said, lame off hind high up. Worth persisting as this is exactly how my old mare looked after loosing her back end XC with my sister on board who turned too sharply. Tweaked muscle and was back in work two weeks later.

Hope nothing else is found on further investigation if you decide to. Good luck :)
 
Near fore and off hind,looked slightly out of kilter to me, not hugely though. Id be a bit concerned if the flexion tests were positive but some horses are just really sensitive to them, and shouldnt write her off with them in isolation. its very difficult to say without seeing how she is on hard ground how concerned you should be, What i seen on video wouldnt concern me hugely, but id want to investigate further what the vet seen before purchase, especially for eventing .could it just be shes a bit sore from falling out the trailer ? If youre really keen ask to vet her again in a week or so, you may find improvement or all clear this time. Cant say im impressed with any seller who let you vet knowing the horse had fallen, they possibly thought she was ok,but not to mention it to you and give you the oppertunity to delay the vetting was a bit bad
 
They did mention but she wasn't showing lame so we carried on.

These videos were taken nearly three weeks before she showed lame at vetting....
 
In the walk I could only see that the horse was short in the off-side stride - only quite slightly and she daisy-cuts on both legs on that side more than the near side.

Looking at whole picture, possibly stiffness on the offside shoulder - slightly short stride and the same side, that stifles a bit stiff causing a tiny bit of hollowing. Thats all though. Might explain the jump....

I think we get very over-critical with horses. Everyone has a better side, that's just how were all made. I don't know what your intentions are but I like her!
 
Why not take videos now? Not much use taking them before she has had an accident. If she's lame after flexion that's most likely not soft tissue, more likely boney.
 
Right hind lame and looks like a bit of toe dragging. Trust me if I say walk away or certainly get another vetting done. If the back end goes wrong its far more complicated than the front end. You have the pelives, stifle, hocks far more than the front end. Im sorry to be straight to the point, ive not read other replies.
 
Due to her value she will be fully x-rayed.. But clearly that's a lot of money to spend if she's obviously lame. She needs hocks and front feet for insurers...

Oh it's such a bugger.
 
not read all the posts but she looks lame on R hind particularly after jumping.

Too be honest I would walk away, no matter how nice she is. A lovely stable/field ornament is no good to you
 
Not tracking up at all. I'm crap at assessing lameness but for me to be able to see stiffness then it must be pretty obvious.

If you really like her get a second opinion. As others have said, there's plenty of young horses out there.
 
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