
12/02/2022
I thought this worth sharing again.
All my horses are 'serviceably sound' but none would pass a pre-purchase vet check.
Lucky for them their jobs don't require perfection, just patience and kindness.
Sarcoid
Old age
Previous neurological back injury
Previous neck injury
Previous hamstring injury
Girth gall scars
Chronic sleep deprivation
Worn front teeth
Worn back teeth
Chipped front tooth
Club foot
Flat soles
Melanomas
Melanomas
Melanomas
https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2021/08/09/what-ever-happened-to-serviceably-sound/
By David Ramey, DVM When I first got out of veterinary school and started looking at horses prior to purchase (usually referred to as a “vet check” or a prepurchase exam), the horses usually fit into one of three categories. The first category was the horse with no problems noted at the time of ...