ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Pre Purchase Vet Exam

Re: Pre Purchase Vet Exam

Mike Sofen (miksof7@gte.net)
Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:07:03 -0700

I just went through one, with the barn call ($40) it cost $180. The vet
spent nearly two hours with the horse, but based on the fact that the horse
had received a full "pre-race" vet check in September (and re-certified for
racing) and hadn't be ridden since then, she felt that ultrasound and xrays
were unnecessary. The pre-race check included both of those.

For a serious horse purchase, i.e., you intend to condition and use the
horse to its maximum level in events, the ultrasound and/or xrays are
warranted. If my horse hadn't just had them, I'd have had them done.

What was checked: teeth, mouth. hoof angles, size, condition, check for
white line. tendons, full manipulation, pain thresholds, check for
thickening, damage, swelling, scars. gut sounds. pulse and respiration.=20
full flexure test on all four legs (compress a leg tightly for one minute
then an immediate trot out) to test for incipient lameness. motion
analysis, check for conformation defects while moving on a longe line.

Be sure to have the check done by a vet that is a horse specialist, even
better, an eventing/performance specialist.

Mike Sofen
Seattle, WA

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From: Celenia Penix <wencel@foothill.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: Pre Purchase Vet Exam
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 1997 8:39 PM

I'd love to get other people's ideas/experiences with respect to
pre purchase vet exams. What sort of exams were done? Did they
include blood work, xrays, Coggins test? Not including xrays
(they can probably vary - depending) what would one expect to
pay for a thorough pre purchase exam?

Also...any recommendations for a professional hauling company
to bring a horse from the Salt Lake City, Utah area to
the Auburn/Sacramento area of Northern California?

Celenia

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