Vettings do you/don't you?

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Do you always have a vetting when buying a new horse or pony?

Does the age or price dictate to you whether you have one or not?

I've bought my last 4 horses without one, 3 of them were under a year and the other was just over a year. The other horse I have bought is an unbroken 4 y/o and I chose not to get him vetted - in my place would you have got him vetted?
 
No out of the 10 horses I have owned I haven't had any vetted, and bar one I have had no problems that would have been picked up in vetting, the one that had problems I already knew about but was heart over head. (10 Sounds a lot but has been over 15 years and have owned 3 at once for a few of them :) )
 
I've never bought a horse before, but I won't get Ned vetted when I get him. I've known him for so long, there's not much point. His owner tells me about every bump and scrape he has.

In your place, I probably would have, but I'm not judging you for not doing it :)
 
I had neither of mine vetted. Addy my section D was 6 months old & only worth £700 at the time. My new boy I got 2 weeks ago is 11yrs old, I know his history & have spoken to past owners & he was £1k inc all tack, brand new saddle, boots & rugs.

If I was spending £3k plus I'd have a vetting but when the cost of the vetting is edging on half the price of the horse then no I don't. Just personally my way of doing it :)
 
2 months after buying a horse I had vetted I had spent nearing £1000 on lameness problems. If I could do it all again I would take a farrier
 
Goodness yes! All my horses, apart from Mini TX's first pony which was on loan have been vetted. I always insure them as well, and if you pay over a certain figure you have to have them vetted. Plus I paid well into 5 figures for Mini TX's eventer and although I knew the horse well, knew all its history and its breeder and producer is our YO, I had her vetteed, plus my insurers insisted we had a 5 stage vetting, before they would accept cover.

I rode and knew my own horse for a long while before I bought him, but had him vetted all the same. I know its like having a car MOTd, only valid for that particular moment, I would much rather spend money on a vetting, particularly when the cheapest horse I have purchased is my own, who cost me the princely sum of £3000 over 8 years ago (priceless now though).

Each to their own though, I have friends who dont bother and all is fine. I just would prefer the peace of mind.
 
Last horse I vetted was £4.5k and he failed.
Bought him anyway and 8 years later he has been out every season eventing and not had any issues :)

Since then I haven't had anything vetted (bought 6 horses since then) and so have had no issues or worries.
 
elliecjno1 said:
I had neither of mine vetted. Addy my section D was 6 months old & only worth £700 at the time. My new boy I got 2 weeks ago is 11yrs old, I know his history & have spoken to past owners & he was £1k inc all tack, brand new saddle, boots & rugs.

If I was spending £3k plus I'd have a vetting but when the cost of the vetting is edging on half the price of the horse then no I don't. Just personally my way of doing it :)
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I would say Im the same. If I was looking at buying something that had had already been ridden possibly even around the 2k mark then I would think about it, although I have had some really dodgy vettings, even when I have been present! Back in the day of naivity I had one vet egging me on to buy a cobx that was 16.1hh had had laminitis and on going foot ulcers... :eek: with more experience behind me I would not touch that horse with a barge pole let a lone even think of getting it vetted!

I hope I know enough to know a 'sound' horse - Im not great on conformation but I know a 3 legged horse when I see one! :cool: I do wish in hind sight I had taken my stethoscope! Ok I wouldn't probably be able to hear a slight heart issues/murmurs with my unpractised ear but something completely abnormal I would be able to hear (I've done this a uni for humans - so guess it all translates someway or another!)
 
No, not had vettings, I dont recall them being common place when we bought ours back in the early 90's.
I bought a rising 3yr old back in January this year and did not have a vetting as she has done nothing to date and seems as sound as a pound. I could have made a mistake but she seems perfectly fine.
If I were buying an older broken horse however I would get a vetting done
 
I didn't get my horse vetted as knew he wouldnt pass a flexion test so didn't want to waste my money. Had known and ridden him for 2 years and knew his history. However would have my next horse vetted if was paying more. My boy was only £1 :)
 
Vetted one horse, who came up with artheritus, still bought her and knocked 4 grand off the price! touch wood never a day lame! From then on haven't vetted a horse due to age and typically one did a tendon due to previous injury which would have been noted due to vetting. Check age of horse, what will you be doing, do you trust the buyer?
 
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