The lovely plod failed his vetting...

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Just an update for anyone who remembers my post from last week.

I asked for opinions on a lovely big heavyweight piebald cob. Decided he would be great for us and had him vetted.

Gutted that he failed the vetting!

So if anyone can recommend a ploddy happy hacker/all rounder, min 15.2h, medium to heavy weight, within approx. 50 mile radius Bedfordshire, please get in touch!

Please pm me if you would like to know what the horse failed on - I didn't think it fair to post on the forum publicly.
 
Depending on what he failed on I would still buy him. The owners obviously werent trying to hide anything otherwise they wouldnt have allowed him to be vetted, so they may come down in price.

And as a happy hacker, as long as he isn't lame or bad back, I would buy!!
 
Have PM'd you!
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Oh no, honestly just 10 mins ago i was think of you and how it was going.

What did he fail on, it might not all be bad news if you just want him to hack around on.
 
What level vetting did he have and did you explain what you would be doing with him? If he failed because the vet did a 5 stage vetting assuming he would be in racehorse training
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then it isn't so bad, I think most horses wouldn't be up to that level of work
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and you may still have a perfectly good hack (check with the vets!) However if he was vetted according to be a happy hacker and he failed, he must have something quite seriously wrong and you were probably right to walk away
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I'm so sorry to hear this. Poor you and poor horse. I assume it's something that's put you off buying - the right one'll be out there somewhere
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Don't like to say on a public forum why he failed, so have pm'd some of you. And yes, I did attend the vetting. :-(

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On the basis of your PM I think you have made the right decision
 
A lot comes down to why he failed vetting. Is it something you can live with for a reduced price?
We bought a horse despite failing vetting - he had a cataract. After much soul searching we put in a very much reduced offer. It was seriously low - about 60% reduction. We took the view that personality wise he seemed perfect & son decided that he could live without doing some of the things he had planned. We had seen a lot of other horses & he was the first we's even considered buying & truth be told, heart was ruling head! However if it turned out a disaster & he lost the sight in the other eye & had to be pts we still had money in the bank to replace. Seller said no at first & then came back to us having got used to the idea that he had a problem - it was news to them as well.
He's been fantastic! I occassionally feel guilty because he can do more than we originally wanted. We were looking for a fun horse that could pop round local SJ/Hunter Trials & not disgrace himself at 2'6/2'9. He's been on PC SJ teams, he's recently done a Hunter Trial at 1m. He's won XC & SJ at 90cm. Can be a bit spooky, esp in the wind so not a novice ride for hacking but in the field he has had complete beginners on him & really looked after them.
 
Assume it was joints. Hence why I strongly suggested in the post you last made, make sure you got him vetted. Unfortunately a lot of the big heavies do get joint problems with age.

Depending on how bad, I would consider a failure but they can end up very expensive (and boy do I know).

Sounds like you want our clydesdale mare but OH is unlikely to ever want to sell her. Best and safest hack on the yard and only 5.
 
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