tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post8955551182773959888..comments2024-03-11T21:51:38.696-04:00Comments on The Dressage Curmudgeon: On Vet Checks and Armeggedon..Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00862983598055228855noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-11910484529135111022012-03-21T11:48:18.689-04:002012-03-21T11:48:18.689-04:00guess i'm lucky to have a vet that speaks her ...guess i'm lucky to have a vet that speaks her mind. was just looking for a nice, mature trail horse as my second horse. two vet checks on two horses, both times vet told me to walk away and don't look back. both horses later went fully lame just where she saw indications of problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-91571631295810191432012-03-11T22:33:09.152-04:002012-03-11T22:33:09.152-04:00I have pretty much given up on vet checks except f...I have pretty much given up on vet checks except for breeding soundness (and that due to a lovely mare with all qualifications except a cervix!). I can only remember getting a firm answer once, and that was a resounding "NO, the horse won't last the summer as a Pony Club mount." Watched the same horse compete quite soundly at the USPC National Rally 3 years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-84952133108461308072012-03-09T21:14:28.896-05:002012-03-09T21:14:28.896-05:00I have never vet checked (knocks on all of the woo...I have never vet checked (knocks on all of the wood in Louisiana)... Nope not a single horse. I've had two different bowed tendons (both accidents only one my fault when I was twelve), otherwise we bought a pricey gelding and I had him flexed AFTER purchase LOL... And KNOCK on wood other than the bows no regular lameness longer than a few weeks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-77197988201531091522012-03-09T19:38:38.635-05:002012-03-09T19:38:38.635-05:00It's an impossible situation. Best you can do ...It's an impossible situation. Best you can do is have the horse's health checked--breathing, heart, etc--to see if he's alive and hope he's not carrying any contagious diseases, and then see if all four legs work. After that, it's sheer luck. <br /><br />I adopted two horses here, just from photos on the internet. Fortunately they are both sound--not necessarily of mind--and fun. Then again, I've never had aspirations to make the Olympics, so all the rest doesn't matter.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-58152912482239484512012-03-09T18:08:04.426-05:002012-03-09T18:08:04.426-05:00So true. We vet checked a 14yr Arab and were told ...So true. We vet checked a 14yr Arab and were told that due to the fact he was cow hocked he would break down if he was jumped. We still bought him but babied him when it came to jumping. He went on to compete up to beginner novice eventing and working 1st level. Never saw a problem in his hocks. He was retired due to a tendon injury. I only vet checked the 3yr old we bought because of the money I was spending. Horses are a gamble and always will be.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.com