Will a horse that has been bar fired fail vetting?

jesstickle said:
Just that you nearly always get the bad news from NL. It isn't criticism, I agree that it's very good for making you consider how bad things could be. But it's blimming scary reading!

I used to be so happy go lucky before NL came into my life, now I assume every bump is cancer and every stumble is navicular. :eek: :D
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I've never needed NL for that :D

Every click of my horses' necks is now wobblers, every stumble is navicular, every flybite is a sarcoid.

Surely only masochists and hypochondriacs own horses :p ?
 
Sorry jesstickles that comment wasn't directed at you specifically! Am conscious I'm a newbie to horse buying and didn't want to seem like I'm asking silly questions!

Just spoke to Rossdales who says it may not fail vetting, but for five stage including scans they've quoted me £420 including call out :O If anyone can recommend any other vets near Stowmarket that would be great!
 
cptrayes said:
Pin firing is very different. It covers a much smaller area, causing much less damage to the skin and far less of a blemish. It is done by pushing red hot needles into the injury. It is also not usually done for tendon injuries, which are more normally bar fired. Pin firing was sometimes used to make splints harden off. Once a splint is hard it usually causes no more trouble. A tendon, on the other hand is weaker after an injury than it was before and there will always be a risk of more injury.
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Well, you learn something new every day :)
 
For a standard 5 stage vetting with bloods taken for storage, with a good reputation vet you should budget £250-300 if they are pretty local. If they are travelling a reasonable distance then expect additional travel on top.
I'd expect a tendon scan to be an additional £120-150, only to be done/payable if you are happy with the result of the standard vetting.

With regards to bar firing some racing eejits think it can prevent tendon injury, so just because the horse is fired doesn't necessarily mean the horse has definitely suffered a prior injury. If it has suffered a prior injury, if the correct rest & rehab was done it doesn't necessaily mean the horse isn't suitable as a general allrounder.

However as I've mentioned it will affect your insurance. Should the horse suffer a tendon injury in future you will likely find all veterinary or destruction payouts will not be met.

Firing is something that will effect attractiveness for resale. So if down the line you find the horse unsuitable for you or you just need to sell, you will limit how many people are prepared to purchase from you.

As this horse is a TB and as this is your first purchase I think you need to be very sure this is the right horse for you. If this horse is a proven schoolmaster with a very good temprement then it may be worth the risk, there aren't many of those around for 2.5K without accepting a minor risk/imperfection.

Honestly though, my gut feeling is to walk away and keep looking.
 
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