The Prepurchase Exam
Casey Gruber, DVM
March 1, 2011
A prepurchase examination or “vet check” of a potential horse purchase can identify any physical problems.
A prepurchase examination or “vet check” of a potential horse purchase can identify any physical problems.
Owning horses can be a serious business for some people or a pleasant hobby for others. There is no legal requirement that a horse operation must be classified as a “business,” but if you plan to operate a commercial boarding stable,
Horses often seem to be accidents waiting to happen. It’s important to shield yourself from liability.
For more than 150 years veterinarians have been performing prepurchase exams, also referred to as vetting, purchase exams, and soundness exams. Two veterinarians discussed purchase exams in general and specifically for Western performance horses at the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention.
Is insurance a necessity or a luxury, especially in a down economy when every penny counts?
More than 1,600 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Should some form of permanent identification be required for every horse in the United States?”
