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Hi

This is not exactly a medical question.....

But, how many of you would buy a horse without having them vetted?

I have always had my new horses vetted prior to purchace but have found a very nice horse for not alot of money and due the need for a quick sale the owners have refused to have a vetting.

Would you still buy?

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No. The owners refusing a vetting would ring alarm bells. A vetting can usually be organised within a day or three, so there is no significant delay so I would assume they are trying to hide something.

The price of the horse is irrelevant for me, a cheap horse that is too sick to do the job it was bought for costs the same money to keep as an expenssive horse that is too sick to do the job it was bought for. Vettings are not 100% guarantees but help avoid some things that are not evident without them.
 
jumpjumpjump said:
Hi

But, how many of you would buy a horse without having them vetted?

I have always had my new horses vetted prior to purchace but have found a very nice horse for not alot of money and due the need for a quick sale the owners have refused to have a vetting.

Would you still buy?
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I have often bought horses without a vetting IF the price was modest, and IF I was sure there wasn't too much wrong with them, and IF I feel the seller is honest.

But I wouldn't touch a horse with a bargepole if owner REFUSED a vetting on the excuse they needed a quick sale. A vetting doesn't have to hold up a sale for more than a week - do they have buyers queuing up?? I think not - I think they KNOW the horse won't pass the vet!
 
Agree with JanetGeorge

I have bought lots of horses without vettings, some cheap, some not so cheap.

BUT if any seller has said you can't have it vetted I would most definately walk away!
 
I agree with JanetGeorge too. I have only ever had one pony vetted as I knew the guy selling her was dodgy! Needless to say she passed with flying colours. I think if you have experience you can check the basics and I understand it is very difficult to take a vet to task if you find out a problem later on unless you've had blood tests and scans. Having said that I always ask if the owner is ok about having a vetting done, if they are then they are not worried or unaware that the horse/pony has any problems and that's good enough for me. After forty odd years of horse ownership I've not had a bad one yet but I would be a bit cautious about an owner refusing a vetting, quick, cheap sale or not!
 
I NEVER have horses I buy vetted (and I recently paid five figures for one!) but I would not touch that horse with a BARGEPOLE if the owners refuse a vetting.
 
Thankyou all for your replies!

I have spoken with the owner today and confirmed that I would not be coming back unless they agreed to a vetting. After the angry response I received, I will not be buying said horse!!!!
 
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