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
Pre-purchase vettings
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William Funnell: Potential team members emerge *H&H VIP*
The strategy to include new talent is paying off, says H&H’s showjumping columnist
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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? *H&H VIP*
Flexion tests can offer clues about a horse’s soundness, so why are they so controversial? Andrea Oakes investigates
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H&H question of the week: getting a horse vetted — how does it work and is it worth it?
Rick Farr of Farr & Pursey Equine Vets shares his expert advice on how a pre-purchase exam works, what to expect and whether getting one is always worth it
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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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Thermography: hot or not? [H&H VIP]
Thermography is becoming more popular as a diagnostic technique. But how useful is it really? Peter Green MRCVS finds out
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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 pre-purchase vetting
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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Buying horses abroad and foreign vettings
Expert advice on getting horses vetted overseas
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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
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Ask H&H: foreign vettings
Horse & Hound explains whether foreign vettings are valid for insurance in the UK
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Ask H&H: claim against a dealer and a vet
Horse & Hound explores whether it may be possible to claim against a dealer and a vet who has been struck off
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Ask H&H: failed vetting
Horse & Hound discovers whether it is possible to take legal action over a failed vetting
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Ask H&H: legal action against a horse dealer
Horse & Hound explains what legal action can be taken after buying a horse without a vetting
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Vet cleared by judge in dressage horse vetting wrangle
Sarah Randall of the Chiltern Equine Clinic has been cleared by a High Court judge of deliberately misleading a client over the purchase of a £45,000 dressage horse
