Would a horse with heavy breathing pass the vet ...

[opinionuk]

I've been to see a horse I would like to buy, reduced due to the fact it breathes heavy in trot and canter. The lady who owns it has spoken to a vet who said there was no reason he wouldn't pass it as it doesn't bother the horse, also a professional event rider who rode it said the same thing.

Has anybody had an experience where a horse with heavy breathing has passed the vetting ..

The horse is a competition horse who has BD points and novice eventer, hunted, team chased SJ etc etc I only want it for BE 90 but not convinced it would be classed as sound ...

Anybody had a similar experience?

 

[Wagtail]

I've been to see a horse I would like to buy, reduced due to the fact it breathes heavy in trot and canter. The lady who owns it has spoken to a vet who said there was no reason he wouldn't pass it as it doesn't bother the horse, also a professional event rider who rode it said the same thing.

Has anybody had an experience where a horse with heavy breathing has passed the vetting ..

The horse is a competition horse who has BD points and novice eventer, hunted, team chased SJ etc etc I only want it for BE 90 but not convinced it would be classed as sound ...

Anybody had a similar experience?

I can't help regarding the horse passing the vetting. However, I have had two horses that were noisy breathers in trot and canter. Both competed at riding club level and hacked out for hours etc with no signs they were struggling in any way. One is a livery here, the other was my old ID that I lost to colic a few years ago.

 

[hoggedmane]

My horse makes a heavy breathing hrumph noise in canter and gallop but the vet said it was a high breathing noise (from the nostrils) and of no concern when she was vetted. That was 11 years ago and she has not had a days illness or sickness and is still going cross country and doing 15 mile rides at the age of 21.

Just make sure you get a vet who you trust to do the vetting.