Vetting

I have recently been through this process with my first horse. I was informed the buyer (in this case me) arranges it and if possible do not use the same vet as the seller!
 
Yes, it's the buyer who arranges and generally not the same vet as the owner uses. 2 stage is the basic test, 5 stage is a more comprehensive one. A matter of choice but I tend to go for the 5 stage.
 
A friend of mine recently had a horse on trial from a dealer and it failed the vet (the buyers vet). The dealer was so cross they sent their own vet out to redo it and the horse failed again...but on different things!
So, even if you do use the sellers vet, which I wouldn't recommend especially if you are in Kent, they are still obliged to be honest.
 
monkeynut said:
Who usually arranges this (buyer or seller?) and should it be a vet that doesn't know the horse or seller?
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The first mare I tried in May was in Monmouthshire, I googled vets in the area, worked out which vet was the horses vet and chose someone else to do it.

It is down the the potential new owner to organise and you can either be there or not. I was not there when it was vetted and failed:( as I could not get time off work and it was 2 + hours away. The mare I did get in the end I used my own vet as they agreed to go and do the vetting and I also was not there as with my pony in Carmarthenshire I was not there either that was 5.45 hrs away.
 
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I arranged a vetting for my sons new horse, but their vet was same as mine, so I stayed with my vet and vendor gave permission for a full disclosure of her history, so it helped in my case, but if you are in same vet practice, then chose a different one to the vendor ... Most practices have a few vets working with them..I would not feel happy choosing a totally strange vet, but if you are far from home buying the horse then you have no choice.
 
I was always under the impression that the buyer arranged for the vetting and chose the vet to stop any coersion.

I know vets are obliged to be honest but, not all are as straight as a die..

I'd rather have a vet come out to do the vetting that had never seen the horse before to be honest. No loyalties to the buyer or the seller.

I had to pick a stranger to go 5 stage vet my girl as she was a 3hr drive away. She passed, nothing has ever cropped up that should have been picked up so I was happy overall.
 
I like to be at the vetting so I can talk to the vet, see how the horse behaves and also if there is a problem, it's possible to talk it through with the vet. Not always possible, I know, but worth doing if you can. I usually arrange to take the horse home after the vetting. I also always use specialist equine vets and will pay for travel if I have to.
 
The buyer arranges. Ideally your own vet but if the distance is a barrier to this then do some research on suitable vets in the area.
 
Buyer arranges. I was lucky to be able to use my current practice; they refuse to vet if they have the seller as a client.
 
Theocat said:
Buyer arranges. I was lucky to be able to use my current practice; they refuse to vet if they have the seller as a client.
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Not necessarily .
My last two horses have been vetted by my practise who was also the sellers vets .
We do it on the understanding that the seller releases all the medical records to the vet doing the vetting and allows me to see them .
 
I had a really problem trying to arrange a different vet in Ireland. In the end I did use the sellers vet as every other one I tried had died, retired or phone number didn't work. They had not seen the horse before, as it was vetted by a different vet when the seller (dealer) bought it.
 
The buyer arranges the vetting and yes you can use the same practice S the seller I've done it twice, the first time I was so impressed with the vet I changed to that practice, the good thing about doing this is you can get the vet history on the horse you're buying.
 
Buyer arranges the vetting. When we bought a horse about 5 hours away I was able to get a few names of vets from friends in the area so did some research called the best one who confirmed they weren't the vet of the seller, they then called the seller and arranged a date/ time and then called when it was all done!
 
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