Mayflower
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If it did a good job for you?
By blemished for example I mean a large scar/proud flesh etc that is obvious to the eye, but purely cosmetic.
Be honest. 
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Santas_Little_Helper
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It would really depend on how 'Obvious' it was, where it was situated and what I intended to use the horse for.
I brought Charlie with a Large scar down his back leg but I don't think its that Noticeable, am slightly concerned that his leg is getting stiffer as he gets older tho!
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Ziggy101
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I would if it was anywhere other than the face/neck. I wouldn't pick a horse with a scarred face.
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greygates
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if it ticks all the other boxes then why not???
obviously if you are showing its a problem, if not, then so what?!
(id just be carefull it was purely cosmetic)
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SillyMare
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Absolutely!!
As long as the injury hasn't interferred with a joint, the scar doesn't cause any performance issues (eg. restricting flexion) and there are no long-term soundness concerns I would have no worries about a cosmetic blemish (even on the face).
Even better if the price is reduced because it is a bit ugly - handsome is as handsome does and all that.
But then my horses are primarily jumpers / eventers - if I was into showing or dressage I would probably have a different view.
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Mayflower
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The horse I am looking at has a thick wire scar across his back leg, which is in three bands. It is ugly as it has proud flesh where it hasn't been treated properly ( ). Vet has said purely cosmetic.
Other than that, he is a diamond.
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BeanOnTheMulledWine
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Yes I would.
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Flintus
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Flint has quite a few scars on him...mainly because he is laddish and gets himself into trouble but they do not bother me at all, nor him, they are only visible when he is clipped out...so yes I would and always will
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Frosty_Stockings
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As long as it was just cosmetic and wasn't going to interfere with tack etc and it ticked all the boxes, then it wouldn't put me off at all.
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Little_Donkey
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If there is no underlying problems from it, yes, absolutely. (and I have done a number of times)
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Snowflake221
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Absolutely!!
As long as the injury hasn't interferred with a joint, the scar doesn't cause any performance issues (eg. restricting flexion) and there are no long-term soundness concerns I would have no worries about a cosmetic blemish (even on the face).
Even better if the price is reduced because it is a bit ugly - handsome is as handsome does and all that.
But then my horses are primarily jumpers / eventers - if I was into showing or dressage I would probably have a different view.
I bought my sec A with a barbed wire scar just above his hock he injured himself as a yearling, its not so much proud flesh but the fur has never grown back and I have had him almost 8 years and he's 11. 
He is on glucosamine and will be forever as he has the odd day when it plays him up.
I knew about it when I got him and I only paid £60 for him, such a shame as he's very well bred and a very well put together little man, but I probably would have never got him if he didn't have it 
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Silmarillion
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If it's purely cosmetic and I didn't want to show, then yes.
My horse has a whacking great scar on her hock but it's just that - a scar. She's no great beauty anyway thought bless her, I didn't buy her for her looks!
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Jennypenny
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Yes! if the Vet was not worried and i was not wanting to do showing! Go for it! If it tick the right boxes go for it before someone else does.
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mrogers
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at the end of the day, its only a case of cleverly aplying boot polish and make up to hide it for the show ring. I rode a horse at swpa that had a whoopin huge scar on his hock and after we had finished covering it, you couldnt see it. It also won 2 nd and bath and west and royal cornwall
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Nudibranch
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Yes and have done.
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Persephone
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My 7 y/o mare has a huge scar on her chest. The two halves of her chest don't match as one side is really lumpy where it has been stitched back together. When I had her vetted they reckoned it must have been a huge muscle and bone depth injury in her youth. It makes no difference to her physically whatsoever, she's just never going to be a show horse! There is total hair coverage and the vet didn't consider that there would be any future problems with the disfigurement. She is however, an extremely poor patient when it comes to any injuries. You have to be extremely tactful with the hose or she will bowl you over in her panic to get away . I'm not sure how much of it is a low pain threshold and how much is remembered pain and trauma. I guess I'll never know. You just need to be very patient with her.
She was perfect for me in every way, it never occurred to me not to have her. The only thing I do differently with her is to put a sheepskin noseband over my martingale so it's soft against the scar. I appreciate how uncomfortable a large scar can be and would hate her to be bothered by it.
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TicTac
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if the horse was upto the job you wanted it for then why not?
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burtondog
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Yes definately as long as I wasn't interested in showing it (which is not my thing anyway).
I once went to view a horse and when I got there it had a MASSIVE scar down one shoulder, looked like it had got tangled up in some barb wire or something when it was younger. It was quite a nice horse and I didn't think the scaring would have been a problem but I was annoyed at the seller for not mentioning it over the phone. The blemish was so noticable they should have told me beforehand and it made me wonder what else they'd 'forgotten' to tell me so I didn't buy the horse.
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flowerlady
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Yes. The Bay in my siggy had a bad scar from a stable fire. The Scar was about8 -12 inches by approx 5 inches no fur would grow and it was behind the saddle area. Never bothered him didn't interfer with his performance and I didn't want to show him when I bought him. Although later on I wished I could have done some local shows with him because he was a beautiful horse.
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dozziesmummy
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The only problem I have had with proud flesh is that it can get knocked easily especially if the nerve endings are damaged and the horse has no feeling in that area. In my experience further injuries to proud flesh can be difficult to treat as usually in an area that was difficult to treat in the first place, hence the proud flesh. But I havent had a lot of experience with proud flesh so it may be my horse was a one off!!
So, for me, it would depend on how proud it was, where it was and what I wanted to do. But having dealt with an injury with proud flesh which kept getting knocked and reopened, I would probably not buy it. I'm not saying to you dont do it though, just that I dont think I would. If the horse was very special at a good price and I thought I could manage the injury if it reoccurred then that would be different I suppose.
Scarring wouldnt bother me.
I just posted this really to give you something to think about! It is a real nuisance if it constantly gets knocked!:)
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