A friend just had a flexion test done to his horse for a pre-purchase exam... I watched and was curious about the process...
Anyway...his mare came up slightly off after her forelimb lest...very slight...and it went away shortly after. Before the exam she was perfectly fine...
The buyer there was a bit curious at the outcome...
When I got home I looked into this online and what I have read was that these things do not necessarily mean one should stop looking into that horse...that that was THAT day's test, and it could not turn into anything more serious... a 50/50 chance so to speak.
Has anyone come across this type of issue?
The horse is in excellent health and is ridden only on trails... so my friend was suprised she came up "off " on her exam... Just the front leg.
The article I read from a Dr. Ramey said that this should not be a sole basis of eliminating interest on a horse...further xrays...etc. should make things clearer. Also heard some horses that do excellent on pre-purchase exams, later after purchases come up with other things not necessarily seen at the time of exam... I guess that's the uncertainty of purchasing one.
Anyway...his mare came up slightly off after her forelimb lest...very slight...and it went away shortly after. Before the exam she was perfectly fine...
The buyer there was a bit curious at the outcome...
When I got home I looked into this online and what I have read was that these things do not necessarily mean one should stop looking into that horse...that that was THAT day's test, and it could not turn into anything more serious... a 50/50 chance so to speak.
Has anyone come across this type of issue?
The horse is in excellent health and is ridden only on trails... so my friend was suprised she came up "off " on her exam... Just the front leg.
The article I read from a Dr. Ramey said that this should not be a sole basis of eliminating interest on a horse...further xrays...etc. should make things clearer. Also heard some horses that do excellent on pre-purchase exams, later after purchases come up with other things not necessarily seen at the time of exam... I guess that's the uncertainty of purchasing one.