Who would pass a vetting?

[horsegirl]

If I sit with my legs bent then I limp around for a few mins when I get up so I guess I would fail on the flexion test. What about you?

 

[miller]

I'm definitely an MOT failure - wouldn't even get me to flex let alone be sound after!

Have old tendon injuries too!

 

[TheresaW]

Not as much flexibility in one wrist compared to the other due a break when I was younger. Also, like you, would fail flexion tests. Have broken my ankle 3 times as well and that can be a bit stiff sometimes.

 

[riotgirl]

PMSL!!! My eyesight is awful without glasses and I have problems with my nose, so I guess that would make me a headshaker. I would probably crib at mealtimes as well (not sure if this would make me fail though).

 

[Evadiva1514]

definitely not at the moment!! Broke my wrist the weekend before last, so i would trot up a tad unlevel... infact i think the vet would write me off altogether and hopefully suggest early retirement!! LOL!!

 

[kildalton]

I think I'd be pts (being quite long in the tooth)

 

[Tempi]

ive got arthritis in both my knees so id definately fail the flexion tests!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tempi]

PMSL!!!!!!!!!!

 

[juliehannah58]

ROFPMSL!!

I get hayfever so I guess that makes me a headshaker also! Also all my joints are a bit dodge, I'd perhaps pass a 2 stage but not a 5 stage! LOL

 

[Rambo]

I'd defo fail the 5* vetting....my bloods would contain high traces of alcohol if they were ever checked lol!

 

[fairhill]

I'm blind in one eye, and got a dodgy shoulder - which scarily makes me the same as Vicstress's horse and therefore I'd pass...

(sorry vicstress

xxxx)

 

[pottamus]

It's a fail for me too...I currently have flu and have still got back problems following a fall 4 weeks ago...linked to this I also have sciatica nerve problems in my right leg...so forget nerve block tests for me as they are already in a mess!!!!
What a desparate bunch we all are!

Is there anyone out there who is fully healthy??????

 

[SillyMare]

I'm healthy and feeling very smug about having been for a run this morning in freezing weather!

Would probably be the one that fails for something really random that only appears on the day of the vetting and then never again.

 

[aran]

"ive got arthritis in both my knees"
ouch!

useless eyes and a funny hip occasionally so i think it would depend on the time of day (bit lame in the morning!)

 

[PapaFrita]

Argh! Me too!! I reckon I'd fail as a comp horse but might pass as a happy hacker!

 

[xEMPx]

Flexions are a pile of poo anyway!!

 

[Governor]

If my leg was pushed correctly up into the joint I reckon i'd pass...but if it was a t*at of a vet who pulled it outwards while pushing it up then i'd fail...

 

[the watcher]

Would fail the flexion test, arthritic in both hips, potential wobbler syndrome due to compressed discs and nerve damage in neck...I am in the 'field companion only' catagory

 

[Alibear]

despite injuries I'd probably pass the flexion test but I'd either fail on the wind bit or there'd be a comment about conditioning/fittening work will be required

 

[SSM]

No insurance company would touch me after a vetting due to

1) Ankle going dodgy where I ripped the ligaments

2) Nerve traps in bottom making me walk funny

3) Leg dodgy shape due to operations after a horse fell on it and broke the bone

4) Eye sight? Ever seen a horse with glasses? - I can't eat food without mine on

5) Teeth, more metal fatique than tooth

 

[TheresaW]

Forgot about the glasses!

 

[spike123]

well I would fail any vetting without a doubt. I have asthma(copd)tendonitis and currently whiplash so guess that would be the equivalent of muscle damage through neck and spine in a horse.Think if I were a horse I would fail for anything other than a pasture ornament or a brood mare...lol

 

[Tierra]

Im like OP... if i sit with my legs bent for any period of time, im limping for the next 10 minutes (also takes a good 30 seconds or so to get legs out of said position cos they're just stuck!) - I never thought about this in terms of flexion tests but you're right!!

Like PG I have arthritis in both knee caps (although mines quite mild)

Also have a dodgy ankel that was fracture when I was young and never set properly

Also asthmatic so i dont think the vets would be happy about that

And thats just the stuff i know about...

 

[lisan]

I would definitely fail, 9/10ths lame at the mo!! have broken both legs in the last 14 months, and would never pass a flexation test!

 

[Heidi1]

Definately fail on flexion test, also knackered knee, so may pass as a broodmare, but breeding not so wonderful

, so perhap field companion....

 

[KarenX]

LOL! I also fail the flexion tests. I think I would make a good brood mare though since I have 4 kids! hee hee.

 

[sammys ma]

not a chance!

1/ have a hereditary blood disorder

2/ Have had my spleen and gall bladder removed due to said blood disorder, so have scarring across middle due to being practically cut in half!

3/No spleen makes me more susceptible to colds, pneumonia etc, so have to get vaccinations frequently

4/ I'm asthmatic....so fast work would be a problem!

5/ Have an auto immune disorder which makes me very fatigued and my joints ache badly.

Yep......I would be off to the knackers yard!!

I think in this instance the phrase " if you were a horse, I'd shoot you" would definitely be applicable!

 

[Clodagh]

No way would I!
Blind without glasses
Hayfever and allergies
I smoke (does that mkae me a windsucker!!)
Excessive alcohol consumption
Both hands and one shoulder arthritic
Still got a sore fanny from being kicked two+ weeks ago...

So I couldn't even be retired as a brood mare!!

 

[teapot]

My bloods would reveal levels of dopamine agents at the moment for a start

Suffer from hayfever and I've got odd wrists (if you look at them) - one looks kinda like a splint

 

[k9h]

No hope for me. Yard I use to run back in 99 Yard owner use to make me trot up all the horses for the vet. He said I could make a 3 legged horse look straight & sound!!!
Plus I have a hole in my heart, partically blind in one eye, damaged ligaments & joints in shoulders & knee's, flat footed. The list is endless in fact think I would be sent to knackers. Apart from I never miss a day never go lame & can keep going all day!! So would be a bargin at a knock down price for failing. (Not syaing that I'm cheap though!!!) lol