Viewing questions when buying a ridden horse - have I forgotten anything?

[maya2008]

Thoughts anyone…? Just backed, crack been there 8-9 months or so based on what the seller was saying. I asked, and no balancer/added biotin or anything is being fed. Native breed.

 

[ihatework]

Thoughts anyone…? Just backed, crack been there 8-9 months or so based on what the seller was saying. I asked, and no balancer/added biotin or anything is being fed. Native breed.

I’d take that on if everything else was good

 

[maya2008]

I’d take that on if everything else was good

Have just put a deposit down. Bargained a bit off the price, shut my eyes and figured the farrier and a good supplement to improve hoof quality will fix it! Lovely pony.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Could be some seedy toe there, seeing as the crack has been there so long.

Should be easy to sort as long as it isn’t too extensive, but based on my prior experience I’d want that foot x rayed to check it out. Vet can see, if is seedy toe, how far it has travelled up.

 

[maya2008]

Could be some seedy toe there, seeing as the crack has been there so long.

Should be easy to sort as long as it isn’t too extensive, but based on my prior experience I’d want that foot x rayed to check it out. Vet can see, if is seedy toe, how far it has travelled up.

I was surprised it hadn’t been dug out by the farrier, as that’s what I have experienced before. Pony is sound. Hoof appears otherwise in good condition. It definitely needs a good farrier to it asap and to be sorted out.

 

[maya2008]

I’m now worrying… Am I doing something stupid here?

 

[Tiddlypom]

It might be a dead end, or it might not. An x Ray would be very helpful to see what’s cooking inside.

My own homebred’s seedy toe was very extensive despite not looking much from the outside. It extended nearly as high as the coronet band, and needed resecting by dremel twice by a former team GB vet, but it did come good.

 

[Patterdale]

From what you’ve described they’d have to pay me to take it. That’s before I saw the hoof

BUT I wasn’t there and you were, and I always believe in following your gut. You obviously liked him

 

[AmyMay]

From what you’ve described they’d have to pay me to take it. That’s before I saw the hoof

BUT I wasn’t there and you were, and I always believe in following your gut. You obviously liked him

Different pony.

 

[AmyMay]

I’m now worrying… Am I doing something stupid here?

Send the picture to your farrier.

 

[Patterdale]

Different pony.

Really!? How have I missed that!?

 

[Flyermc]

It might be a dead end, or it might not. An x Ray would be very helpful to see what’s cooking inside.

My own homebred’s seedy toe was very extensive despite not looking much from the outside. It extended nearly as high as the coronet band, and needed resecting by dremel twice by a former team GB vet, but it did come good.

This is exactly the same as what happened to one of our ponies (he was a cob X) it took about 3 - 4 months to sort and around 2k (this was several years ago) in vets and vets farrier, but he came good

 

[GoldenWillow]

I'd also go with a seedy toe guess, having had seedy toe grumbling on this winter, and another whose surprised it hasn't been cut out as this is what my farrier has been doing. If all else is good with pony at least it's the right time of year to be getting on top of it with the drier weather.