Unfortunately Jiro is a zero

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Farrier came today (a good one), expressed the same opinion as OH and I thought, ie that the farrier who shod Jiro was a butcher. The hind foot limp is due to the hoof being cut too short and his sole hitting the ground when the going is uneven. Obviously this will sort itself out as his hoof grows.

Unfortunately Jiro also failed a flexion test on his thickened fetlock and the farrier is of the opinion that the injury to the fetlock is more recent and serious than his current owner was led to believe. We are not a hospital or charity and we have already been through enough with FB and his accident and subsequent work limitations, there is no way we are taking on a horse that could potentially break big time.

As he was with us on three weeks trial, he is being returned tomorrow, poor lad. His current owner was devastated to hear that the condition was much more serious than he had been lead to believe when he bought the horse 18 months ago. I get the feeling that Carlos (owner) is not particularly savvy when it comes to horses but he has asked for Lovely Javier's (equine vet) phone number so he can get it looked at with an ultrasound.
 
Oh no, so sorry to hear this hun
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Hopefully they can get him sorted soon so he's on the mend quickly. Some people can be so cruel
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Thanks PF, I think the same thing, he's just waiting for us to find him!

It is a shame, Jiro is only six but the general consensus is that he will never be 100% sound again. I have a feeling that Carlos will spend a lot of money having investigations done only to be told that Jiro is crocked - which we all know. After the flexion test he was showing a lot of heat in the fetlock and a thumping digital pulse.

I would add that I was well aware of this fetlock when we agreed to take him on trial. When we viewed him it was the very first thing I noticed about him and I would probably have walked away then and there, but he appeared sound and Carlos was adamant that it was an old injury that had healed. Plus OH was quite taken with him, so we gave him a chance.
 
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Thanks PF, I think the same thing, he's just waiting for us to find him!

It is a shame, Jiro is only six but the general consensus is that he will never be 100% sound again. I have a feeling that Carlos will spend a lot of money having investigations done only to be told that Jiro is crocked - which we all know. After the flexion test he was showing a lot of heat in the fetlock and a thumping digital pulse.

I would add that I was well aware of this fetlock when we agreed to take him on trial. When we viewed him it was the very first thing I noticed about him and I would probably have walked away then and there, but he appeared sound and Carlos was adamant that it was an old injury that had healed. Plus OH was quite taken with him, so we gave him a chance.

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ok, this is going to sound really mean, but why was he not vetted before you took him. Especially if you were at all concerned about his fetlock??? Good thing you got him on trial is all I can say
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rachelthegreat - I took him away on trial so I could get him checked over and see him move properly. He was being kept on a piece of land with a one in four slope, between the local high school and a block of flats in the middle of a town. As he was unshod I didn't fancy the idea of trotting him around the flats car park so it was agreed that the owner would have him shod and bring him to friend's farm where he would be seen by another farrier and a vet and we could try him out for my OH on a three week trial.

Vetting is not the norm here for your average riding horse, so I am considered a bit odd when I say I want a horse looked at by my vet. The horse would just be sold to the next viewer - who wouldn't make outlandish demands - before I could get the vet there!
 
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rachelthegreat - I took him away on trial so I could get him checked over and see him move properly. He was being kept on a piece of land with a one in four slope, between the local high school and a block of flats in the middle of a town. As he was unshod I didn't fancy the idea of trotting him around the flats car park so it was agreed that the owner would have him shod and bring him to friend's farm where he would be seen by another farrier and a vet and we could try him out for my OH on a three week trial.

Vetting is not the norm here for your average riding horse, so I am considered a bit odd when I say I want a horse looked at by my vet. The horse would just be sold to the next viewer - who wouldn't make outlandish demands - before I could get the vet there!

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Sorry it did not work out he looked like a good sort. Oh the joys of buying horses in the Med I remember looking at one in Cyprus and the only place to try him out was a school playground
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rachelthegreat - I took him away on trial so I could get him checked over and see him move properly. He was being kept on a piece of land with a one in four slope, between the local high school and a block of flats in the middle of a town. As he was unshod I didn't fancy the idea of trotting him around the flats car park so it was agreed that the owner would have him shod and bring him to friend's farm where he would be seen by another farrier and a vet and we could try him out for my OH on a three week trial.


Vetting is not the norm here for your average riding horse, so I am considered a bit odd when I say I want a horse looked at by my vet. The horse would just be sold to the next viewer - who wouldn't make outlandish demands - before I could get the vet there!

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Oh ok then.lol Forgot you arent in the uk!!!
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Poo. Hugs hun.

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Poo indeed, Mrs M. Not as pooey as your day though, I think
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And thanks for the hugs everyone. I think poor OH is more disappointed than I am so I'll pass them on.
 
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