When did you consider having a vetting on your horse/pony??

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Im just curious really?
Sold my daughters subject to vetting. Shes an 11.1 1200 pound pony. I was a little suprised when they said, but can understand. When i bought her never considered having one done, dont know why really. Not that i mind, shes never had a days lameness or sickness in 4 years.
But i did when i bought my old horse but he cost 4500 and it was more for insurance purposes really.

Anyway what price, or type would you/wouldnt you have vetted??:)
 
I've only ever had 3 horses vetted. The first one I ever bought - cos I was inexperienced... the next was last year- I decided to have him vetted cos I thought he wasn't quite sound when walking down hill... but wasn't sure (I'd just come off a grand prix DWB onto a hairy cob and couldn't decide if he was lame or just unbalanced compared to what I was used to -- and I really wanted him -- (My gut feeling was right - he was lame) and I had the one I actually bought vetted cos I thought well if I ve turned one down on a vetting then it would be wrong somehow not to have the next one vetted.) I was glad I did as he passed with flying colours and my vet (who I've known for 20 years whispered in my ear - this one's a bit special...) which was reassuring!!)

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Don't know about anyone else, but I've had all my horses vetted - cheapest being £1000. To me it really doesn't matter what price the horse is, I would always have it vetted. It might be cheap to buy, but treating a health problem could cost much more. Plus the heartbreat if the horse had to be pts. Also, there are many people who are only too willing to lie in order to sell the horse on, so you wouldn't know which sellers to trust. Based on this, I personally do not think it is ever worth the risk.
 
Got mine vetted (just a two stage) for my peace of mind. Especially because he'd previously a lot of roadwork so wanted to make sure he was sound. This might sound a bit weird, but I also think it's useful to cover the previous owners' back... I really like Monty's previous owner, she's a very lovely, genuine person and we've stayed in touch since I've had him and she obviously cares about him very much. So, were anything to happen (something terrible like him collapsing for health reasons and crushing me for instance... sounds obscure but has happened to more than one person I know) it can't come back to her as having lied or hidden something if the vet passed him.

When the boyf is buying a horse, if he isn't sure about the seller he often tells them that he wants the horse vetted just as a test... I've been amazed several times at just what lengths a seller will go to to avoid a vetting on what they assured us was a perfectly sound horse. At that point, it was 'turn and walk away'!
 
No i really dont mind, hopefully its going ahead tommorow. But must admit was slightly taken aback, there having a 5 stage done aswell. Im not complaining its up to them, and had loads of other interested parties so could have turned them down for somebody who wasnt getting her vetted. It doesnt make much difference to me (well on the presumption that shes going to pass).
 
I would always have a horse vetted, even if it was a cheap one. It would cost just as much for me to keep a poorly horse as a healthy one, so I'd rather make sure that I buy one without problems to start with.

Of the 4 horses I have had vetted, 2 failed outright and one needed further tests. All had appeared fine to both me and more experienced people with me. To me, spending a few hundred pounds on a vetting to avoid problems which could cost thousands later on is worth it.
 
I didn't vet my boy. Set out to have the horse I bought vetted, but when I found my boy the seller suggested a trial before I bought him to make sure we both suited each other. When the trial came to an end she was happy for him to be vetted, but I realised that even if he failed I still would have bought him, so I didn't see the point in wasting the money. I already got him cheaply as she wanted to sell him to a nice home where he would be spoilt not the highest price so the negotiation factor wouldn't have applied and he was under the value where insurance companies demand a vetting. Each to their own!
 
I had one on my boy who wasnt that much more than the pony you are selling. Mainly for piece of mind as he was the first one I have brought so didnt want to get a dodgey one. I was quite sure he would pass on soundness but wanted everything else checked too and it ment I had bloods done incase of any problems. The insurance company dont know he was vetted as they wanted 2 weeks to consider insuring him if they had a vetting and I already had him home so wanted insurance asap and the price stayed the same.
 
I buy and sell for a living and have all mine done for eyes and heart from my own vet when I get them home. Soundness I do myself, and there's not much else I could miss, but I like to know that what i've go in should pass a 5 stage vetting with a normal non petty vet.
 
natalia said:
I buy and sell for a living and have all mine done for eyes and heart from my own vet when I get them home. Soundness I do myself, and there's not much else I could miss, but I like to know that what i've go in should pass a 5 stage vetting with a normal non petty vet.
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Yer shes had eyes and heart done when i had her first vaccs, ruely because she was for my daughter not worth the risk of putting her on a pony with a dodgy heart. Shes always been as sound as a pound, i work with horses and experienced so know that. Its not a problem dont expect there to be any problems.

Was just curious really to what other people had vetted.
 
would vet anything and everything as it is for insurance and you need to know your horse is ok. even my horse i brought was from a home where id ridden her every week for 3 years i had her vetted as there was no garentee that previous vettings had caught everything or that theres wasnt something that would show up in future.
 
Is this the pony that was coming back off loan?.. glad you have found a potenial new home for ponio already, keep us updated :D
 
I was paranoid after my co-owned horse came up lame on his hinds (he was PTS after breaking a fore in the field, kicked). I therefore wanted a vetting on the Beau creature-passed with flying colours. dunno if I'd get one on a youngster or a very cheap horse.
 
naza said:
Is this the pony that was coming back off loan?.. glad you have found a potenial new home for ponio already, keep us updated :D
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Yes is the pony that came back off loan, been back a week and found a buyer.
Anyway she passed with flying colours were dropping her off tommorow and getting the full asking price.
:)
 
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