If you are good at spotting soundness issues...

[treacle_beastie]

The only thing i kept seeing was one of the hinds is kicking up more surface than the other but it looks like the near hind to me. Other than that I though it looked pretty sound but I'm rubbish at looking at hind limb lameness!

 

[ElvisandTilly]

To me it looks like the hind end. More obvious in the trot. The foot flight arc is very low to the ground, so low kicking up quite a dust cloud from the school surface, only watched the first video.

If videos taken before her fall then would say something underlying is going on. May just be simple to treat with physio or could be serious. I would probably walk away.

 

[Puppy]

Backend for me too - off hind in particular. Smart little horse

Ditto this, I'm afraid.

ETS - Whoops! Ought to have read the whole thread.

I know too well how you feel. I had a horse vetted last year who failed due to a v slight injury that had happened between me trying her and the vetting. We spent a fair bit of time and further investigations to see if she came sounds, which she did in terms of flexion tests (and going on to get placed in dressage and SJ'ing), but to be sure my vet suggested an xray, which the horse did indeed fail on. It was very upsetting, but nowhere near as much as having a horse written off at aged 8 Although you may feel sad about it all now, and in love with the horse, I would say that there are enough special horses out there in your budget range that you can find another one you like just as much without the question marks over it.

I have decided that I will very definitely go for xrays again on my next one, as although they are expensive, the heartbreak (and cost!) of an LOU is far worse.

Sorry for your disappointment.

 

[Samantha008]

Agree 100%with puppy.

There are too many sound horses out there to worry about buying a lame one. "fell off the lorry???" what differebnce does it make, i "fell out of a car" sober, i might add, and dislocated my knee, [ulled several tendons and had to have an op!! Ill never be "sound" again becuase of it!!

This horse is not right behind, she just looks very disunited to me and alarmingly similar to my horse who was diagnosed with sacroiliac injury. Vets advise a horse with SI to never jump again. Never mind event.

Please dont spend any more money on this horse, leave her be, count your losses and go and find a sound one that you can have for years and be happy with!!!