MrsHhorses
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Would you buy a horse with
bog spavin, windgall, dishing, flat feet, turned in feet, on both fore legs?
bog spavin, windgall, dishing, flat feet, turned in feet, on both fore legs?
Would you buy a horse bog spavin+windgall+dishing+flat feet on fore?
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Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
No.
Depending on age of horse and my intentions of what to do with it, I might accept the windgalls and bog spavin. I’m not a fan of horses that dish, dislike flat feet due to previous experience and the turned in front feet would be a firm no.
All together in one horse? Absolute no.
Depending on age of horse and my intentions of what to do with it, I might accept the windgalls and bog spavin. I’m not a fan of horses that dish, dislike flat feet due to previous experience and the turned in front feet would be a firm no.
All together in one horse? Absolute no.
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Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
It would be a really really unfortunate horse if it had all of those on both fore legs crikey.
However I have had a horse who was pigeon toed and dished because of that but that turned right with good farriery. And BB had very flat feet and that was managed with good farriery too.
However I have had a horse who was pigeon toed and dished because of that but that turned right with good farriery. And BB had very flat feet and that was managed with good farriery too.
Melandmary
Well-Known Member
Nope I wouldn’t part with any cash for that- it will be a walking/dishing vets bill
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
There is no big problem with dishing as long as the feet land with both heels at the same time. Iberian horses were deliberately bred to do it for a long time.
The windgalls might indicate a problem but they seem usually to be completely harmless, you'll need a vetting to reassure on that one. Turned in feet and flat feet would both put me off unless the horse was shod and very cheap when I would hope to improve both with a barefoot rehab, which would quite likely reduce the dish as well.
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The windgalls might indicate a problem but they seem usually to be completely harmless, you'll need a vetting to reassure on that one. Turned in feet and flat feet would both put me off unless the horse was shod and very cheap when I would hope to improve both with a barefoot rehab, which would quite likely reduce the dish as well.
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TPO
Well-Known Member
Would depend on:
Age of horse
What was it doing now
What I wanted it to do
If it was shod and how it was kept (I'd assume I could improve things by going barefoot, bodywork/physio, and groundwork exercises if that wasn't already happening)
Hind leg conformation and movement re big spavin (no point fixing front end just to have the wheels come off behind. If hind end conformation wasn't great every chance horse was currently managing with compensations but "fixing" them/straightening the horse would cause other serious issues)
I'm a sucker, so if it had a sad face and a sadder story I probably wouldn't even look at it's legs
Age of horse
What was it doing now
What I wanted it to do
If it was shod and how it was kept (I'd assume I could improve things by going barefoot, bodywork/physio, and groundwork exercises if that wasn't already happening)
Hind leg conformation and movement re big spavin (no point fixing front end just to have the wheels come off behind. If hind end conformation wasn't great every chance horse was currently managing with compensations but "fixing" them/straightening the horse would cause other serious issues)
I'm a sucker, so if it had a sad face and a sadder story I probably wouldn't even look at it's legs
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
I voted maybe,
if it was an older horse and had the temperament I wanted to be a happy hacker, I liked it and was currently sound and was VERY cheap
If it was wanted to do any sort of competing then no..
if it was an older horse and had the temperament I wanted to be a happy hacker, I liked it and was currently sound and was VERY cheap
If it was wanted to do any sort of competing then no..
planete
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Probably as I would have a limited budget and would only do some quiet plodding on my good days.
Glitter's fun
Well-Known Member
Buy? -No, I wouldn't! Maybe if you have a lot of spare money & it has a perfect temperament & you want something for your Granny to hack twice a week? Even then, probably not. It would be pretty much uninsurable for a start & there are a lot of good horses coming on the market just now.
If it's currently sound & you really love it, can you maybe ask about a loan?
ETA - not the one being advertised by a RS in a remote place, is it? If so walk away. If you look at the trotting vids it's lame on the opposite foreleg to the worst dishing one (years of compensating probably).
If it's currently sound & you really love it, can you maybe ask about a loan?
ETA - not the one being advertised by a RS in a remote place, is it? If so walk away. If you look at the trotting vids it's lame on the opposite foreleg to the worst dishing one (years of compensating probably).
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marmalade76
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Similar here. My priorities and activities have changed considerably. I also will no longer pay big money for a horse so that leaves those with issues where this is reflected in the price and as I'm no longer prepared to put up with behaviour issues, that leaves age and physical issues so yes, I would at least consider such a horse.
My current horse is a 21yo ex polo pony, an Argi import, she has scars, lumps, bumps and windgalls but she's an absolute delight - sweet, well mannered, easy in every way and pretty bombproof.
skint1
Well-Known Member
Maybe, all I do is light hacking so if it had a nice temperament and the price was right, I might.
SantaVera
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I had one with these minus the windfall. She was wonderful, I miss her dreadfully.
silv
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This is interesting, why were they bred to deliberately to dish?