Well. That was a short search...and now a vetting dilemma!!

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So I take all of your wonderful advice and start looking for a new horse. Quite a nice chap not tooo far away so I go and have a peek...

OH MY GOD I LOVED HIM!!!! So smooth, lovely temperment, a joy to school, wonderful jump and a powerhouse XC. I could not stop smiling!! I took a very experienced friend with me who thought he was wonderful as well, so even though he is the first I have looked at, I am going to go for it. He just gives me that 'feel'. He almost feels like Murph :o.

Anyway, he is a 17hh ISH (but looks more like an ID). Proper hunters type that I think I coukd go and have loads of fun on. He isnt very much as he is a little green but not sure whther to vet or not. He had a 5* vetting last April (all clear, no pickups at all) and he was worked pretty hard yesterday and I could detect no wind problems. I am pretty good at picking up lameness, as is my friend and neither of us could see anything untoward. So not sure whther to vet or not? I am pretty broke as NFU still have yet to reimburse my the £3.5K vets bills for Murph and I don't to miss out omn this horse.

What do you think? Had my lovely mare vetted - pts for Wobblers 3 months later whiclt Murph passed a 5* and had terrible arthritis 6 months later. The vet said it must have been there previously given the scans. Have had 2 others not vetted and never had a days issues with them. In no way do I blame the vets at all - its all about on the day so not sure whether to bother?
 
You shouldn't take my advice as the only horse I had vetted failed and I bought him anyway. Never had one vetted since.

but my advice anyway?

You and your experienced friend have seen him, if it makes you feel better go for a low level 2*, think these have flexion and listen to heart ect.

You could always put a returnable deposit on him, ie if he fails owner returns it. Get it in writing though.

Or if not, take a punt, buy him and enjoy :D sounds like a dream xx
 
If is he is less than 2500, check with your insurance but you shouldn't need him vetted, if he is more, you will need to vet him to insure for the purchase price.

Good luck either way!
 
Fatty is my OH's hunter an ID he had been with his owner barely three months and was being sold because her situation had changed .
He was a fairly expensive horse and had had a five stage vetting done by a very presidious equine practise when his owner purchased him .
I almost did not bother having a vetting I am so glad I did because since his previous vetting he had caught a virus it had damaged his heart the damage was so serious that he was unsafe to ride and we where told to brace ourselves to find him collapsed if he followed the others round the field.
I could have sent my other half hunting on a death trap.
Fatty was given to us he eventually recovered but that's another story .
I will never debate again I will always get them vetted
 
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