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[RC] Coggins and pass/fail prepurchases - Kristi SchaafNancy wrote:
I purchased an Icelandic mare last year with the agreement that if she passed
the vet, I paid for the exam and bought the pony. If she didn't, it was the
seller's bill. I like this arrangement because it tends to weed out problem
horses before you ever get to the pre-purchase exam.
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That sounds like a great idea, but who decides if the horse 'passed' the exam
or not? Is it common for a vet to pass or fail a horse? Every exam I've been
involved in has had the vet listing what she found, but never a 'this horse
passed/failed the exam' since that's very subjective even when both the seller
and vet know what the intended use of the horse is. A recent example: a friend
bought a young horse for the purpose of endurance riding, and the vet found
some bone spavin on the flexion test. Neither the vet nor my friend considered
that a 'fail', but if "I" was buying the horse, it would be a 'fail' in my eyes
because I have a horse that was retired much too young from distance riding due
to bone spavin....I suppose if the BUYER got to decide if the results were pass
or fail, then it would work. : - )
Kristi
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