huskimo12
enthusiast
Reged: 16/03/2007
Posts: 220
Loc: South Wales
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what are your opinions on xraying a prospetive horses legs at the vetting stage.
would you always never?
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DieselDog
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 31/07/2005
Posts: 11192
Loc: Bath
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Not if I didn't have to. Also it won't show up soft tissue damage and PSD seems to be as common as spavins so would you be better off scanning horses?
Then how many horses are walking around with Kissing Spines so should you xray their backs?
We've only ever had one horse xrayed and he had odd front feet so checking for Navicular - but from the outside of the horse there looked like there might be a problem so it made sense.
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pinktiger
veteran
Reged: 02/11/2007
Posts: 1238
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depends what the horse is for?! and cost of said horse. If it was a serious competition horse then i would without doubt !
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TableDancer
old hand
Reged: 20/02/2008
Posts: 747
Loc: Monmouthshire
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A lot of vets say x rays without any underlying suspicions are a waste of time and money, and anyway can set hares running: a suspicious "shadow" on a shadow can put doubts in their, and therefore your, mind for no reason. Where they are useful is to confirm or otherwise a question mark which has shown up on the physical vetting - for instance, if the horse's feet look dodgy, different size or shape etc, or if the flexion test results were inconclusive.
Agree with DD, where do you stop? If you are insuring the horse and it's value is high the ins co may insist on x rays but otherwise personally I wouldn't bother routinely.
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pinktiger
veteran
Reged: 02/11/2007
Posts: 1238
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thats a very good point from DD and tabledancer, so is there no way of finding out about anything underlying without indicaton from vetting, eg scans ect, or are you better off not doing anything?? and why if Xrays are so vague why do the insurance companies insist on them?? Seems such a grey area!!
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Lapland_Ice_Maiden
old hand
Reged: 17/08/2007
Posts: 991
Loc: Oxon RG/OX
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We had a horse fail one flexion and our vet expressed concern about arthritis as he was pigeon toed, dished (think butterfly swim stroke) and had flat feet (i know but we really liked him). The vendor got their vet to xray and found non articular ringbone with changes as far as the coffin joint which confirmed suspicions of the horse having been hammered on the roads. 
We have offered companion money but as their vet says its hunting sound they want ££££ more  crazy as unless its managed carefully (i have a cob with this condition so am very familar) the horse will just get lamer and lamer. 
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When you're young and you fall off a horse, you may break something. When you're my age, you splatter.
- Roy Rogers
Founder of the "My Vet should be driving a Ferrari" Clique
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