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Location: Northwest | How many people would purchase a well started, nice moving and well built 3 yr old who tested positive for PSSM 1? Papers aren't anything fancy, reasonably priced. I have never dealt with PSSM and I'm not sure I want to unless it isn't as big as a deal as I think it is.... |
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 Thick and Wavy
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Location: Nebraska | nope |
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Location: Texas | I would pass too. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | No. |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | Never |
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 Owner of a ratting catting machine
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| No! The maintenance to keep one right is nuts. |
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Location: West Texas | Not a chance |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would pass too, I have enought to keep up with. If you plan on taking a chance with it you need to read up on this problem, there is alot to learn about PSSM. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Northwest | Thank you for the opinions, much appreciated!! |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Southtxponygirl - 2016-05-04 8:21 PM I would pass too, I have enought to keep up with. If you plan on taking a chance with it you need to read up on this problem, there is alot to learn about PSSM.
agree and Id pass |
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 Saint Stacey
| Nope. Too many nice ones out there without the hassle of PSSM. Figuring out the diet is a nightmare and even then you can still have problems. |
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Veteran
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| Not a chance. Not even if it was free! |
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | I own a PSSM horse and have her pretty well managed but they are a lot of work and you couldn't pay me to have another one. |
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Location: Montana | Just what I was going to say. |
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 Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | gypsykalgirl - 2016-05-05 12:42 AM
Not a chance. Not even if it was free!
That's what I was going to say, I'd turn down a FREE horse, no matter how well-bred if I knew that's what I'd be getting into. It's one thing for a horse you already own to come down with it, but to knowingly pay money for one, no way. |
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 Northern Chocolate Queen
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Location: ND | Not a chance, you couldn't give a known carrier to me. |
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Location: Canada | Pass!!! Having to deal with one now I'd never intentionally buy one that has PSSM and I'll be testing anything new in the future because of it. |
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Location: Kansas | Unfortunately no, I just wouldn't take the risk. |
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Location: Willows, CA | Kind of looks like the vote is no. If you do end up owning the horse give me a call and I will work you through the program. They can have a good performance life. But, the management does not fit in most peoples schedules. We have a tendency to get the problem horses to feed that other people give up on. As a result, we have done programs for a lot of them, and had pretty good success keeping PSSM horses going from the nutrition standpoint.
These horses are not for most horse owners. |
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