Would you ever buy a horse with sarcoids?

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Would you ever buy a horse with sarcoids? Are they treatable/ expensive to treat? Im afraid I'm a bit of a numpty when it comes to this sort of thing
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Our horse developed a sarcoid between his back legs [livery already had one and I believe they are thought to be carried by flies to susceptible horses]
He was treated with the liverpool cream [3 applications/then another 3 app. as first did not work completely]
He is now completely clear.Quite expensive but a lot are now treatable.
I'm not sure I would buy one with them unless it was very cheap.
 
i did buy my horse with sarcoids.
he was then 4 is now 12, has done everything i could ever want him do (1.30 YR tracks and now my fab speed horse) and i would buy another if they were in places that wouldnt be affected by tack, boots or likely to rub.

i think they are quite pricey to treat but my horses has never needed treatment so i dont know exactly.
 
well there was a horse at my yard a few years ago that had quite a few sarcoids and i see it now at shows and they have all gone
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It was a cracking little horse too so yes i would possibly consider... if it was cheap
 
My youngster as a three year old developed a patch between her legs and on her neck. We left them alone and they disappeared by themselves over the next couple of years.

Also had a young mare with a sarcoid between her legs. It fell off with a lamb ring and has never re-appeared.

So to answer you, no, as long as they weren't in an area that would be rubbed, then it wouldn't put me off.
 
Yes, already have done. We've had him for about 13 years and he's always had them. But it hasn't stopped him, he's won and placed highly in all sorts of competitions- including showing where he has won a championship. I don't intend to do county level so what does it matter- All horses have faults and i don't know about other people but i'd rather have a horse with a few sarcoids who is a good alrounder and safe rather than a nice looking nutcase
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Yes - my Horse has a small one and had it when I bought him. Without it, I would not have been able to afford him. It's like anything, weigh up the pros and cons. If it's the only fault, the price has been reduced accordingly, and there is only one or two I wouldn't let it put me off. Liverpool cream costs about £400 to treat a small sarcoid. There are other methods though but be wary of them as they can make them worse. I'm trialling global herbs sarc-ex powder and it does seem to be having an effect.
 
I know someone whose horse had sarcoids on its tummy, she came out one morning and he was dead, when they did an autopsy they found most of the sarcoids had cancer tumours attached to them

I think it does depend on where they are, how big, have they got any more recently etc

I would be very wary personally, but the responses above show its not always a problem
 
I wouldnt say no definatly but be careful. Sarcoids can vary greatly, some spread, some grow, some rub and some never have any effect what so ever. Ive seen sarcoid surgery taking place and dont know what the cost was but looked as if it could be pretty tramatic for the horse who bled alot. I knew a horse who had to get PTS because of ones inbetween his hind legs rubbing and he couldnt walk. Basically be careful and make sure you know what your taking on.
 
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Our horse developed a sarcoid between his back legs [livery already had one and I believe they are thought to be carried by flies to susceptible horses]
He was treated with the liverpool cream [3 applications/then another 3 app. as first did not work completely]
He is now completely clear.Quite expensive but a lot are now treatable.
I'm not sure I would buy one with them unless it was very cheap.

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They are not transmitted by flies - I think they are more like a malignant version of a wart?

I had a horse with a sarcoid a few years ago and my mare had one whilst she was pregnant that came off with a ring.

I would not buy a horse that had sarcoids if they were near to his eye as these are the hardest to treat, but other areas can be dealt with as people have mentioned.

You need to consider if you will keep him as if you need to sell him on it would put a lot of people off.
 
It depends how bad it was and where it was. My mare has one on her chest. Its only small and doesnt affect her at all. If the horse was full of them then I would probably be put off but otherwise it wouldnt bother me.
I actully know of a horse that failed the vet because of a sarcoid.
 
Yes it does depend on where they are. When I bought my boy at rising 4 he had two sarcoids on the inside top of his near hind which were successfully treated with the Liverpool cream (or something similar). We're coming up to our 14 year "anniversary" and we've had no sarcoid problems since.

Regarding failing a vetting due to sarcoids, yes this happens regularly, but depends a lot on the vet. The other thing to bear in mind is that you should declare the presence of sarcoids to your insurance company which will most likely exclude it for life, even if successfully treated.
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No I would never buy a horse with sarcoids. My old Arab had a sarcoid and a few satellite ones that never flared up and caused no problems. Recently my vet was telling me about a client who had bought a lovely horse with sarcoids after looking up on the internet about any problems associated with them. The sarcoids have increased in number alarmingly over a short period of time and despite the best veterinary treatment, my vet has had to advise the owner that their is no further veterinary treatment appropriate to this horse. Very, very sad.
 
I would not buy, mainly because they can be a bit gross to look at and a nightmare to treat.

I personally would not want to risk them getting worse. A friend of mine had a mare who had none when she got her and the first summer she owned her they all broke out under her chest and girth area. Even with treatment they were still awful and most of the time she couldnt be ridden.

I think its just one risk I would be happy to do without.
 
i personally wouldn't buy one with sarcoids as my mare developed 1 a couple of months after a bought her they are like a virus kind of thing and once your horse has had one they will always get them and they will come up in different or around the same area my mare ended up with 5 on her chest we treated her with the blood root stuff and she had a reaction to it then she was treated with the liverpool cream, she is sooo fluffy at the moment i can't tell how well it has worked but her treatment has been very expensive and she found it painfull causing her and me alot of distress.
 
Unless there massive or in an a tricky place, they are not going to effect the horses performance . so go for it. people fuss too much about minor things
 
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