Pre-purchase vettings
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New research reveals most common findings in pre-purchase horse vettings
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Buying horses: why you can't legally rely on a seller’s vetting
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Selling a horse but worried about the vetting? Here’s how to prepare your horse
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The definitive guide to the pre-purchase equine vetting
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Buying the less-than-perfect horse: pre-purchase vetting decisions
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Equine vets during lockdown: decision made on pre-purchase exams and other work
“BEVA recognises equine vets play an essential role in supporting the UK horse sector and that their role is no less necessary than that of nannies, cleaners or tradespeople”
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Tried and tested: Why a pre-purchase examination on a new horse remains vital *H&H Plus*
Business may be brisk, but a pre-purchase exam remains a must if you’re planning to buy
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The Horse & Hound Podcast: episode eight – Andrew Hoy’s Olympic memories | Pre-purchase vettings | News round-up
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Should horse owners still buy despite bad X-rays? *H&H VIP*
Should you still buy a horse if pre-purchase X-ray exams reveal issues? The answer may not be black and white, as Patrick Pollock FRCVS explains
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Investigating a horse’s health before buying *H&H VIP*
Investigating a horse’s health history before you buy has its pros and cons, as Andrea Oakes discovers
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Pre-purchase flexion tests: are they fair?
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The 5 most difficult decisions you’ll ever have to make as a horse owner
Horse owners and vets face difficult decisions everyday. Vet Roger Lee lists the toughest choices an owner will ever have to make and shares his advice to simplify the dilemmas
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Pre-purchase vet exam: what to expect and how to get the most out of one *H&H VIP*
Buyers frustrated by a lack of answers may be missing the point of the pre-purchase exam, believes Malcolm Morley MRCVS. Andrea Oakes finds out what’s fair to expect, and how to unlock its potential
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Buying a horse abroad? How the vetting works *H&H VIP*
Thinking of buying a horse abroad? Andrea Oakes finds out what you need to know about vettings in other European countries
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What should you do if a horse fails the vet?
Whether you are buying or selling, we all dread a vet giving a horse the thumbs down. But what should you do if that happens?
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Buying a horse: the vetting or pre-purchase examination
Vetting a potential horse is important and something most buyers will undertake before agreeing to purchase. Follow our tips to understand the vetting options available
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Understanding flexion tests on horses
H&H looks at the factors that affect the response to flexion tests
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Changes to vetting rules aim to protect the public
Major changes to the way pre-purchase examinations — vettings — are documented will be introduced in September
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Ex-British Eventing vet Jenny Hall in legal dispute
Jenny Hall faces possible legal costs of hundreds of thousands of pounds after accusations of negligence
