To vet or not to vet? That is the question!

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emma.is

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I am buying my loan horse, had him for 10 months and he has only had one mild bout of colic, and he has been on a yard with quite a few trusted friends who can conform he's never been ill or lame since being a yearling. He did however has a large accident where he sustained a large cut across his chest and there is ever so slight muscle wastage underneath the scar.

Should I get him vetted? The insurance I'll get doesn't require it.
 
I'd always get him vetted just in case...but at the end of the day its your decision and vetting isn't always that important as I've known people who will buy a horse even if it has failed the vetting (for something minor presumably.)
 
Princess Jess said:
I'd always get him vetted just in case...but at the end of the day its your decision and vetting isn't always that important as I've known people who will buy a horse even if it has failed the vetting (for something minor presumably.)
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I know he'll fail anyway because he windsucks around feeding time and when he's stabled more than overnight. Thank you :)

wewillshowthem said:
I would, but just a 2 stage. Better safe than sorry.
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Don't suppose you'll know the going price of a two stage would you? Thank you :)
 
Last I asked, a 2 stage vetting was about the same as a 5 stage, so I didn't bother to get my youngster vetted.
Whether or not I will get a horse/pony vetted usually depends on how much I'm paying for it- I refuse to pay half of what the horse is worth for a vetting!
Ring up a few different vets in your area and ask them their prices for vettings (both 2 and 5 stage) that way you know for sure :)
 
emma.is said:
I know he'll fail anyway because he windsucks around feeding time and when he's stabled more than overnight. Thank you :)
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He wont fail on that alone unless its affecting him in some other way.

I'd get him vetted just so you can have his eyes and heart checked. Do any vets in your area do a free call out day then you could save your self some money.
 
If you can insure him without a vet cert (check that really carefully and get the Ins Co to confirm in writing that it includes vets fees!) I probably wouldn't bother.

You have his history and we all know that accidents/illnesses can happen at any time with horses - vetting or no vetting.
 
dafthoss said:
He wont fail on that alone unless its affecting him in some other way.

I'd get him vetted just so you can have his eyes and heart checked. Do any vets in your area do a free call out day then you could save your self some money.
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Oooh, well that's some good news :) Another lady is calling her vet out next week so was planning to split the fee if I could, thank you:)
 
I think I would want to get a vetting done so that I knew of anything that may be a problem if I wanted to re sell also if there were any problems that may prove be costly to manage in the future. Good luck
 
I guess if you want to buy him anyway and will go ahead even if he fails vetting, don't bother. I only ever did with one horse I bought and I bought him anyway!
 
I didn't bother getting my loan horse vetted. I'd had him for 9 months when I brought him. The insurance didn't need it as he was already insured and they insure for up to 5k without a vetting anyway :).
 
I would always vet if I'm going to insure - esp for loss of use / death. Although its not nice to think about, if something awful happens 6 months down the line the insurance companies are far more happy to pay out if a horse passed a vetting in the first instance ; also it may have a pre existing condition which could cause you a lot of heartbreak in the future if you can't afford top treat it properly.
 
just a thought, but if he had an accident that required a GA they would have checked his heart and lungs anyway - is there a report from the vet who did the op available? As you have had him for the past 10 months and known him to be healthy for what you want, you may just be repeating what may already be available?
 
HBM1 said:
just a thought, but if he had an accident that required a GA they would have checked his heart and lungs anyway - is there a report from the vet who did the op available? As you have had him for the past 10 months and known him to be healthy for what you want, you may just be repeating what may already be available?
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definitely worth looking into! Not sure if he did have a GA though
 
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