Would she fail a vet?

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This is also in veterinary but hoping to get as many responses as poss.
Hi folks. I've been a lurker on here for quite a while now and today decided it was time for me to get involved.
for quite a while now I've been looking for another horse to replace my old lad who sadly passed away last year. I'm hoping to finally do some affiliated eventing and think I have found the perfect horse. She is a beautiful 16.1hh wb x tb. She is 12 years old and actually belongs to a friend of mine, who has had her since she was a youngster. I've known of her most of her life and always liked her and luckily she has come up at just the right time.
The only thing is is that a few years ago I recall her getting an infection in one of her knees after she fell on the road. (a car came pelting up behind from what I remember, and she spooked and slipped). She was looked after following the incident and had the infected knee flushed by the vet. She had a bit of time off before being brought back into work. Her knee is a little lumpy now and just to be extra careful they make sure she has her legs bandaged if she is stabled for a prolonged period. She is turned out everyday and this seems to be beneficial. She's never had a problem with it since, but I am hoping to get her vetted if I do decide to go ahead with the purchase. Would she fail a vet based on her slightly lumpy knee? (not really that noticeable) or would it be taken down by the vet but not 'failed on' so to speak?
 
Would completely depend on the vet on the day, what purpose you're having her vetted for, and how she came up on the flexions and circles with it, as if there are arthritic changes possibly in there from the fall, then they'll have no option but to fail her.
It would definitely be noted I should think at the least.

But, with things like that, I've known and had horses which I know would 'fail' a vetting, yet, can [and have] still live perfectly function-able lives and not go a day lame.
If you've known the mares whole life and really like her and know her, and she was a good price, then I'd still go for it probably.
 
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Not sure if it would fail vetting, totally depends how bad it is etc.

Good thing is you know horse and current owner, so less chance of being lied to.

What sort of work is she in now?
Bare in mind that knee may not currently cause any problems but if you will be asking more of her, the extra strain may affect it.

Any horse can fail a vetting, sometimes you have to go with your gut.
Good luck.
 
having recently just sold a horse with a similar problem I can tell you the following;

The horse was very slightly (hardly noticably) lame on a tight circle although was not lame on flexion tests
The horse passed the vetting on the basis that the new owner wanted only to hack and do very low level local SJ & dressage but he would not have been passed if the new owner had wanted to compete to a higher level in any discipline.

The vet said it was not unusual for a horse of 12 to have been through some form of injury and he took that into account on the day.

If you would like more info then please pm me
 
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