Need advice hellllpppppp !!!!!!!

I have known two horses that have had sarcoids.The first,a race horse was very cross with them and they tookover his inner hind legs. He was not a happy horse.The second has occasional small ones popup, they were treated and gone. If i was in love with the horse it really wouldn't bother me in the slightest!
Am i missing a joke here or something or are people being slightly cheeky to you?
 
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its a risk, up to you if you can afford to take it.

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i think it all depends on purchase price, and type of sarcoid? cream works well on veruccosed (flat) ones and nodular ones. not an ideal choice but if it ticks ALL the other boxes well its up to you. As horse has passed a 5 stage vetting, did the vet record the sarcoids on the certificate or was it a word of mouth comment? if got a clean 5 stage vet cert you can insure without exclusions. not quite honest but hey ho.
 
I'm ignoring all the previous references to posts and am replying believing you are genuine
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Sarcoids arent ideal, however more and more horses unfortunately have them. If they are the flat warty variety, I would be less worried, depending on the amount there are there, and whether they have spread. I also wouldnt go down the Liverpool cream route, and would leave them well alone unless they changed, in which case I would use Bloodroot cream on them.

I personally wouldnt buy a horse with them, unless absolutely 100% unmissable and the price was right. However, they are becoming less of an issue iwth the sale of competition horses. Which website is she advertised on?
 
He did record them on the certificate, yes, which is why my insurance won't pay for sarcoid treatment if I buy her. He said he wouldn't have passed the horse if sarcoids were in (or near) the ears, mouth, nose, or girth area, nor if they were large or very spread. Because the horses are barely noticeable and unlikely to spread he said not to worry about them, but that they still carry a risk.
 
God, you lot are an unforgiving bunch! TT hasn't done anything that bad, just a few silly comments. TT- good for you for not rising to the bait.

It's a risk, just depends on whether you are willing to take it and if you can afford treatment, which can be very very expensive if necessary.
You must make sure that the price reflects the fact that she has sacoids, your insurance won't cover them I wouldn't have thought.
 
QR - I take it TT has never seen a horse treated with Liverpool cream???

I am surprised as she seems to know everything else!

Anyway, I can assure you that the horse will not be competing whilst having that treatment,if you chose to treat those sarcoids.
 
KatB -- Thanks for advice, the horse isn't on a website she's being privately sold.
KJG -- Unfortunately, the price doesn't reflect the sarcoids! The horse is going to set me back 20k, because it's really good. However the owner will treat them, but I am also wary of treatment :S
Thanks for all the great advice everyone.
Apparently malignant sarcoids drain their immune system, but apparently these aren't malignant, so they aren't affected the horses immunity.
 
my happy hacker has developed sarcoids and still does her job perfectly
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In response to the post, the liverpool cream is extream and my mare was in alot of pain, swollen, and had to have bute! I was always told if they don't grow or spead leave well alone or you might angre them and then they will start to change and you will have more problems if they aren't effecting her leave well alone! sometimes they just drop off.
I would buy my mare all over again if she had sarcoids when i went to look at her cause shes one in a million!
 
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Hmmm, you can get alot of horse for 20k without a problem. I would steer clear tbh!!

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Agree with this ..... why buy problems when there are plenty of talented horses out there without???
 
KatB, yes that's what I'm thinking! But it's quite hard to find a great young horse with so much potential I've found. I wouldn't like to reveal the name of the rider as they are in the limelight and it would be unfair to attribute this problem to them, as it's nothing to do with them that it exists, but for that price I'm paying for the fantastic training it has had, also, which is invaluable. Unfortunately the owner has nothing similar at this time. I may have a look around at some others.
 
My friend had a mare with sarcoids under her tail. She was (only!) a happy hacker but she lived with them for the ten years that my friend had her. They did sometimes weep in the summer and the flies were a nuisance but they gave her no trouble til she was pts last year aged 31.

And well done TT for not rising to the bait by some of the less forgiving members of HHO
 
I know quite a few very nice horses for sale for less money than that
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All of which will have alot of "potential"
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I'm not for a minute asking so the owner can be blamed, it wouldnt bother me in the slightest having worked and been closely involved with a no. of eventing yards, some of which had horses with sarcoids!
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I'm just asking out of interest to see whether it would genuinely be worth that price tag
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No, apologies, I stand corrected, he didn't tell me to buy it, but he said not to stop me from buying the horse.

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You employed the services of a vet to give his opinion and he has given it - he advises the sarcoids should not stop you from buying the horse so you have your answer there.

Only you know whether you are in a position, financially, to deal with the problems sarcoids can present, if they do at all. Archie has a couple which have presented no problems whatsoever in the 3 1/2 years I have owned him.

Good luck

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castor oil worked wonders on my friends mare, she didn't have a lot and the vet said they wouldn't spread, and within a month they cleared up and haven't returned (yet!)

I hope you make the right decision, as you said the pros out weigh the cons!
 
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