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Location: down south | I’m ready to buy a very nice weanling or yearling. Looking for opinions...do you think it’s necessary to get a pre-purchase exam? If so, checklist on what to ask vet to do? |
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Boot Detective
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| I have never done a pre-purchase on a colt that young but I would recommend you work it in a round pen and watch it move at a trot and lope both directions to look for lameness/injuries and check its mouth for an overbite or general problem with palate. |
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| I probably wouldn’t do a pre purchase on one that young, just make sure I took a second set of eyes that I trusted the opinion of to judge conformation and movement. |
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Location: Georgia | Since you are buying a yearling at such a high cost and over a far distance away I would have a vet just check over it and watch it move to make sure nothing major is wrong. I wouldnt go crazy with xrays or anything. |
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| I did a pre-purchase on a yearling in a different state a couple of months ago. My local vet told me to ask about the dam’s history and nutrition during pregnancy (for clues of OCD I believe??) and just do an all over physical exam, and then as much of a lameness exam as they could do with a yearling (not knowing how much she was handled). The out of state vet called me while he was there and mentioned two things - she is very very slightly toed in, and has a very very slight overbite. He sent me pics and I sent those to my local vet. I bought her and have been more than happy. :) |
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 Guys Just Wanna Have Fun
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Location: OH | Be nice to see some full-siblings that are older, if possible. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I like to see pictures as they grow, from fairly young baby to a couple months old to weaning. You can see how their bones are growing and if they are straight and then slightly crooked etc. Just gives an idea of nutrition/deficiencies right there. I have only bought one and I wanted pictures of his sire and dam, not edited fancy ones, just standing around etc. Pictures and info on full siblings is good. If I were to spend over $3000 I would want a vet to just check it over and watch it move. They can alert you if it is club footed, if they notice a parrot mouth, hernia etc. Things that can be missed/covered up with pictures.
Edited by wyoming barrel racer 2018-05-02 10:08 AM
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Location: down south | No full siblings, however, I saw a picture of a 1/2 sibling by same dam ... he looked very nice and is doing well in futurity training
Thank you all for your opinions and advice. I’ve never spent this much on a young horse and am a little nervous about it. The seller has been wonderful and patient with me and my questions. I believe that for peace of mind, I need to have a vet put eyes on it. ??
Edited by speedinhoney 2018-05-02 11:28 AM
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | speedinhoney - 2018-05-02 10:57 AM No full siblings, however, I saw a picture of a 1/2 sibling by same dam ... he looked very nice and is doing well in futurity training Thank you all for your opinions and advice. I’ve never spent this much on a young horse and am a little nervous about it. The seller has been wonderful and patient with me and my questions. I believe that for peace of mind, I need to have a vet put eyes on it. ??
The only thing I can think of is have her checked for a heart murmur, but since shes so young it would be hard to pinpoint anything. |
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Location: Arizona | If it's a colt, making sure both testicles have descended is another check. You don't want a crypt for a stud prospect, and gelding a crypt is double to triple what it costs to geld a normal colt. |
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Location: Oakdale, CA | dRowe - 2018-05-02 5:55 AM I did a pre-purchase on a yearling in a different state a couple of months ago. My local vet told me to ask about the dam’s history and nutrition during pregnancy (for clues of OCD I believe??) and just do an all over physical exam, and then as much of a lameness exam as they could do with a yearling (not knowing how much she was handled). The out of state vet called me while he was there and mentioned two things - she is very very slightly toed in, and has a very very slight overbite. He sent me pics and I sent those to my local vet. I bought her and have been more than happy. :)
I'm with this.............have a vet go over it. Its very cheap insurance..... I like what this vet did. I had a check on a 2 year old I bought......... there was a discrepency in wolf teeth they said they were both pulled out and and 1. Aslo he felt how well he was gelded and I appreciated that. Something I never would of thought of and a few other little things. My colt had a very very slight toe out too. I bought him and love him. Also looked in his eyes good. Just a few things I can think of and I loved knowing up front and of course he checked other stuff. Very happy with my purchase and loved having the vet go over........ |
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