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| 5yo gelding. Bred out the WAZOO. Sweet boy. Only has basic riding skills plus basic ground work done. Has a small scar on the front of his left pastern. Had it x-rayed: showed where one of the bones in the pastern had healed over from some sort of trauma. Both pastern and fetlock joint are clean.
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Location: My own little world :) | RoaniePonie11 - 2015-01-09 7:47 PM
5yo gelding. Bred out the WAZOO. Sweet boy. Only has basic riding skills plus basic ground work done. Has a small scar on the front of his left pastern. Had it x-rayed: showed where one of the bones in the pastern had healed over from some sort of trauma. Both pastern and fetlock joint are clean.
This is just my opinion and it isn't my pocket book we are talking about but I don't think its a deal breaker at all. I think if he is sound and the vet doesn't think he will have problems in the future then it is fine. I think of it just like you and I. If I break my arm or something a lot of the time things heal up and are good to go. Yes there are always those that don't so there is that chance but I would really talk with the vet and what they think of the issue and go from there. I don't know if that helps. |
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| Zanadoo88 - 2015-01-09 7:53 PM
RoaniePonie11 - 2015-01-09 7:47 PM
5yo gelding. Bred out the WAZOO. Sweet boy. Only has basic riding skills plus basic ground work done. Has a small scar on the front of his left pastern. Had it x-rayed: showed where one of the bones in the pastern had healed over from some sort of trauma. Both pastern and fetlock joint are clean.
This is just my opinion and it isn't my pocket book we are talking about but I don't think its a deal breaker at all. I think if he is sound and the vet doesn't think he will have problems in the future then it is fine. I think of it just like you and I. If I break my arm or something a lot of the time things heal up and are good to go. Yes there are always those that don't so there is that chance but I would really talk with the vet and what they think of the issue and go from there. I don't know if that helps.
Thank you. The vet said the only tendon that goes over where the bone has healed is the one that runs along the front of the leg (I can't remember the name) and given what the "remodeling" of the bone looked like on radiograph, it did not appear to be a rough enough surface to cause problems. The only concern she sees is that he is up-right in the front but his feet need trimmed correctly ect. |
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Location: a secret | A deal breaker only f you are uncomfortable |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Depends on what you think is bred out the wazoo. |
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Location: Whitney, NE | To me breeding doesn't enter into the mix at all until they have passed the vet check. A DTF can and will be unsound the same as a no namer. If I have ANY concerns at what the vet says I seek a 2nd opinion. Especially when it comes to tendon/ligaments being involved. Good luck, remember there are LOTS of horses out there! |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | Not for me :) Seems like the best horses we've had have a 'character' bump or scar here or there. That happens when you use them. I think the most important thing when you buy a horse is how they fit you and if you make that connection. Get him vet checked and if he passes and the price is in your budget negotiate a little :)
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Location: My own little world :) | teehaha - 2015-01-10 12:32 PM
Not for me :) Seems like the best horses we've had have a 'character' bump or scar here or there. That happens when you use them. I think the most important thing when you buy a horse is how they fit you and if you make that connection. Get him vet checked and if he passes and the price is in your budget negotiate a little :)
I totally agree with this! It seems like in my experience sometime between birth to 5 years old they have some kind of accident whether it be big or small but often they recover and are just fine. Like others have said really research, get a second opinion, and be smart. If you have an uneasy feeling about it then don't go for it there are lots of others out there. But don't count one out for a little blemish.
Heck, when I was born I had super crooked legs...I guess the outsides of my feet turned down really bad and my parents had to rub my feet out to get them to straighten up. So in turn I have really flat feet and have to have motion control shoes but not to toot my own horn or anything but I can run miles and miles and love it. I have no pain and I'm pretty good at doing half marathons but I bet if you looked at me as a running prospect after you looked at my feet you would not choose me!
i know its an expensive gamble but I think too often we count horses out because of what we see. We don't give them a chance to perform. |
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Location: North Dakota | Zanadoo88 - 2015-01-09 7:53 PM
RoaniePonie11 - 2015-01-09 7:47 PM
5yo gelding. Bred out the WAZOO. Sweet boy. Only has basic riding skills plus basic ground work done. Has a small scar on the front of his left pastern. Had it x-rayed: showed where one of the bones in the pastern had healed over from some sort of trauma. Both pastern and fetlock joint are clean.
This is just my opinion and it isn't my pocket book we are talking about but I don't think its a deal breaker at all. I think if he is sound and the vet doesn't think he will have problems in the future then it is fine. I think of it just like you and I. If I break my arm or something a lot of the time things heal up and are good to go. Yes there are always those that don't so there is that chance but I would really talk with the vet and what they think of the issue and go from there. I don't know if that helps.
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| Too many sound horses to buy. Pass |
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| streakysox - 2015-01-10 7:50 PM
Too many sound horses to buy. Pass
he is sound.... he's not lame? |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | Ummmm...in no way would that be a dealbreaker for me if that's all the vet could find. And if the price was right for the wazoo breeding and all, lol! It's difficult to find a horse that does not have some sort of blemish. If everything else was right, wouldn't stop me at all, absolutely not. |
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| RoaniePonie11 - 2015-01-10 8:26 PM
streakysox - 2015-01-10 7:50 PM
Too many sound horses to buy. Pass
he is sound.... he's not lame?
Then go for it. |
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