I’m Selling My Horse. What Should I Disclose?
Erica Larson
July 16, 2016
Misrepresenting a horse could land you in some serious legal trouble. Here are tips on how to protect yourself.
Misrepresenting a horse could land you in some serious legal trouble. Here are tips on how to protect yourself.
Follow these tips when searching for the best four-legged trail riding partner.
The decision to buy a horse is a big one, and the prepurchase exam is an important step in the process.
Finding a safe home for a horse is not an easy process. Do your homework to ensure your horse lands in a good place.
Learn about the cardiac abnormality one veterinarian identified during a prepurchase exam and if it was a deal breaker.
Horses don’t pass or fail prepurchase exams. Instead, the exam is intended to give you a snapshot of the horse’s overall health and provide information so you can make a sound buying decision about whether the horse is suitable for your needs.
Before you sign the papers for your new horse, have your veterinarian look the horse in the eye.
The goal for sport horses, from prepurchase exams through their careers, is to extend the time to retirement.
While not all eye anomalies are detrimental to vision, others can cause sale talks to cease.
Important factors to consider when buying a horse include use, conformation, temperament, health, and history.
The main topic discussed was the importance of open communication between the veterinarian and the purchaser.
The revised PPE certificate and new guidelines describe how the five-step exam should be carried out.
Before welcoming a new horse home, it is important to investigate the quality and health of that animal.
A prepurchase examination or “vet check” of a potential horse purchase can identify any physical problems.
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.
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Public Auction Task Force has developed recommendations regarding the use of radiographic reports as part of the prepurchase
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