burtondog
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My boy wll be vetted next week. It's been a few years since I last saw one and I was trying to remember exactly what's involved.
What does a purchase vetting consist of ?
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Jemayni
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5 point:
Vet will check eyes, heart, conformation & for any obvious scars/marks etc. They will also fill in the diagram for the vet reciept.
Horse is trotted up & then has flexion tests.
Horse is ridden strenuously (at canter) for vet to watch & to raise its heart beat.
Heart beat is checked again.
Horse is again trotted up in hand & more flexions are done.
Horse is backed up & spun on a sixpence again to check soundness etc.
Then hopefully, vet will say your horse has passed and fill in a full report on everything he found that was wrong with said horsey.
Vet will check eyes, heart, conformation & for any obvious scars/marks etc. They will also fill in the diagram for the vet reciept.
Horse is trotted up & then has flexion tests.
Horse is ridden strenuously (at canter) for vet to watch & to raise its heart beat.
Heart beat is checked again.
Horse is again trotted up in hand & more flexions are done.
Horse is backed up & spun on a sixpence again to check soundness etc.
Then hopefully, vet will say your horse has passed and fill in a full report on everything he found that was wrong with said horsey.
burtondog
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Sounds easy enough. ALthough I'm not sure if I approve of flexion tests plus it will take a LOT of canter work to raise my horse's heartbeat he's so fit at the mo.