Vet Check Advice: Limping not effected by flexion

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So I am looking at a 5 year old quarter horse mare to buy as a barrel and all around horse. I got a vet check the other day and she had a VERY VERY subtle limp in her front right. It was so subtle that it was only really evident on a curve and not a straightaway. The limp was not effected by any flexion tests. She was just recently put in a stall from pasture so the vet thought it might be as simple as her stomping at flies, straining something, or hitting the fence. There also were bad hail storms the night before so she might have been freaking out and banged herself that way. I really love this horse and I don't not want to buy her just because she was having a bad day. The vet is coming back next week to look at her one more time. WHAT SHOULD I DO?!
 
Let the vet look at her again and see what happens .
No point in buying a lame horse and it's not the buyers vets job to investigate the issue .
If it's been a minor issue the horse should be sound next week .
If not move on .
 
Do you know if she's had lameness issues in the past? If so, I'd ask for history from owners vet. If not, then she could just have a bruised sole of something so see how she is next week.
Most horses have lameness issues or injury at some point so I wouldn't worry too much just yet.
 
Tiffany said:
Do you know if she's had lameness issues in the past? If so, I'd ask for history from owners vet. If not, then she could just have a bruised sole of something so see how she is next week.
Most horses have lameness issues or injury at some point so I wouldn't worry too much just yet.
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She has never had issues in the past and she did not have any bruises according to the vet
 
Abscess would be the other guess and they can take a while to resolve. That subtle lameness can go on for several weeks.
 
Are you in the US? IF you are, do the Vets issue a certificate in terms of whether the horse would be suitable for the work planned? Woudlt eh vet purchase the horse for what you want to do if the shoes were on their feet? It might not be a leg thing, it could be further up which would raise the question as to how much investigation you want to do pre-purchase, or it could just be part of the horse's conformation, or a slight tweak that would come right. What does your gut say?
 
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