Is it worth getting this horse vetted???

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My fried has found the horse which we thought was perfect for her he's 8, ID x, 16.1, gelding. the day after we saw him he escaped from the field onto the road and was lame the next day. 6 days later he was sound and yesterday he was sound to trot up but look very stiff when turning. We are going to see him again tomorrow and my friend will make her decision then, he is only up for 1295 is it really worth getting this horse vetted, she has been offered a seven day trail with money back guarentee and 28 day exchange...... HELP XXXX
 
In a word yes! I would, but im sure others will disagree!

That lameness may have been there before he escaped onto the road and then his escaping made it more promonent!

I know 1295 isnt a hell of a lot of money, (its enough tho) but when the vet bills run into thousands as the horse has something wrong that a vetting could have helped you avoid its really not worth not paying the 300 quid for the vetting!

Hope this helps, obviously its your friends decision at the end of the day tho :)
 
I would never acquire ownership of a horse without having it vetted. Believe me the purchase price is nothing compared to the potential vets' bills for buying a horse with problems. A bad horse costs as much as a good horse to keep. Get it 5-stage vetted, seriously!
 
Still go for the vetting.

Don't forget the vet will be checking the horse all over. Eyes, lungs, heart, teeth as well as soundness.

Big question is what would you do with an unrideable horse? I would only buy without vetting if I had vast acres of grazing to accommodate any retirees.
 
Definitely! As the others said it's not about what you are paying to buy him but the cost and heartache is there is something wrong. Also consider a blood test as part of vetting. We had this done on an otherwise heathy horse and it showed up he had liver damage. Possibly from ragwort poisoning. There was no sign of this in his field so it was probably the forage he had been eating. Our vet now does this as standard.
 
i would get it vetted, but would listen to everything the vet said about the horse and weigh up the long term management of the animal. if he's stiff this long after the injury it's more than likely that he's got muscle problems which although they may or may not go away in the long run, he might need managing is all.
 
Id get it vetted. My friend bought a pony without getting it vetted and it had went lame about a month before they got it and previous owner told them it had a stiffness in that area all its life (looked sound when they bought it). Well its been on and off lame for months (they say stiff, but clearly lame) so they now have to get the vet out as theres clearly somthing wrong.
 
Get the vetting, even if it throws up an issue the vet can advise on whether he thinks it is long term or due to the escape, a 'failed' vetting does not mean you can't buy the horse it just means you know where you stand when you do.
 
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