Would you buy a horse that's had lami?

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So seen a horse I like, not done a lot 10yo TB, BUT has had a 'slight lami bout' is in 'special shoes which are due off soon' (I'm assuming heart bars) and 'no pedle bone rotation' says owner. No other problems she says.

Now the question is, is he worth looking at?! Only cheap but don't much fancy something with a problem that's going to arise again.

Never had a lami horse so bit clueless!
 
Personally no but that's only because I've had experience if it and it was a nightmare, and my friends big mare last year came close to being PTS it was so bad.

Does not mean all cases are as bad as that but I can only judge on what I've had first hand experience off.
 
Yeah I wouldn't pass off a good horse for lami... if managed correctly they will probably never get it again.

What I would do before I made a purchase is to check there are no metabolic issues such as EMS or Cushings.
 
I would if the x rays confirmed no rotation and I had the facilities to manage it re turnout etc, but I would also take the shoes off as they mask early warning signs of problems.
 
Would depend on the severity of the lami tbh, and how well the horse has recovered. Maybe go and see him and if u like him ask if it would be possible to speak to the farrier/vet who had been treating him esp seen as he's still in special shoes for it.
 
Research shows that at least 90% of horses that get laminitis, have some form of metabolic problem, such as Equine Cushings disease or Equine Metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance. These can be expensive and difficult to control. I have a mare with both and it is a nightmare keeping her sound.
 
No, because as mentioned above the vast majority of laminitic horses have an underlying condition which may leave them predisposed to future attacks and present difficulty and expense in management.
 
I'd want to see x-rays. I'd also be asking why the attack occurred and asking to speak to the then attending vet. Depending on the answers received I wouldn't rule it out if it were perfect in all other ways.
 
GlamourPuss86 said:
Thanks all! :) seems a shame as otherwise he's lovely, but don't want to run the risk of yet more problems!

I think NEXT is the appropriate word!
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I think probably wise.

I had a lami horse and we competed no problem. He even went barefoot and competed xc unaff. He is turned out 24/7 and apart from watching him in spring (imo, you have to do that with most horses).

If you want an easy life, I agree, keep looking. Plenty out there but just be wary that any horse can get lami.
 
Sometimes it is blindingly obvious from previous management why the got it in the first place, as in people not knowing about sugars in grass, not knowing high energy feeds not ideal (seriously how do people avoid this information), letting a horse get seriously overweight and not doing anything about it (or not acknowledging it is overweight at all) not knowing enough in general! But it would be hard to judge that unless you already know of the owner, or they are very frank about their mistakes.

So if it was that sort of thing then yes if I could also speak to their vet, if I thought they had done all that I would do, then no.
 
I would and have but I've had a lot of experience managing lami horses and ponies and can spot the signs at a very early stage (in the first 12 hours) and head it off. My mare is lami prone so I just keep an eagle eye on her a risk times and adjust her management accordingly; I don't see it as a big deal.
 
:(Sorry no way no how! Don't care how cheap this horse is, there are lots out there that haven't had this wickedly cruel recurring disease. Our otherwise lovely DIY farm is know as "Laminitis Alley" to our local vets so I have had plenty of experience ranging from ":(a bit pottery today - 3 weeks box rest + bute + sin bin turnout" to "s*** get the hunt out now:eek:"

I have watched ignorant owners who are too scared to ride their animals or too lazy to battle with our ongoing grass problems fall apart when their obese ponies are standing in agony trying to avoid weight bearing on front feet. These same owners spend a fortune on special shoeing, deep litter bedding, starvation diets & over 1 year box rest:eek::eek: and the end?? Pony shot & left on a public footpath till cremation lorry arrived!!!!

Think that's enough of a rant - just makes my blood boil when I have to work just as hard to keep my 3 natives slim, fit & laminitis free. Guess what - I don't think you should even consider this horse!
 
It would depend on the horse and how severe it was/what the vet and farrier said.

I had a pony that had had lami before I had her, we never had a problem with her in the 6 years we owned her, although we were very careful with turnout and feed.
 
NO even if special shoes are coming off. The potential for recurrance is high and so NO NO NO. Unless I knew it was 200% more than i wanted. NO way££££££
 
I did buy one.

She was very clearly overweight and is now a shadow o f her former self. Fingers crossed and touch wood she has been fine since she lost the weight, but I do keep a close eye on her.
 
Not with someone else's bargepole! My boy had severe lammy 3 years ago - very close to being PTS and every season is a worry. Frost in the winter, spring grass, high sugar in September etc...... He hasn't has another bout since then - but expensive shoes, drugs and worry is not something I would buy.

My lad doesn't own me a thing and will have a safe home for the rest of his life, but not something I would buy in the future ----- or would sell on to someone else.
 
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