Don’t rely on the vet check alone
This free checklist helps you ask the right questions before you pay for a vetting - saving time, money, and disappointment.
Perfect for first-time buyers, cautious returners, or anyone who wants to buy smart.
The pre-vetting buyer’s checklist
Save money. Avoid heartbreak. Ask better questions.
Ask these before booking a vet:
(Use in a message, call, or visit)
Horse Details
Age + date of birth
Height (officially measured?)
Breed + passport authority
How long have you owned them?
Experience + Training
What’s their typical weekly workload?
Hacking alone/in company?
Schooling level (flatwork/jumping)?
Been to competitions or clinics?
Have they ever been professionally produced or retrained?
Temperament
Stable manners?
Any quirks under saddle or on the ground?
Good to load/shoe/clip/catch/travel?
Any vices (cribbing, weaving, etc.)?
Health History
Past injuries or illnesses?
On any supplements or medications?
Seen a physio/chiro recently?
Any known conformational faults?
Paperwork
Are they up to date with:
Vaccinations?
Teeth?
Worming?
Media
Can you provide:
Videos showing flatwork, jumping, hacking?
Photos of conformation (side/front/back)?
A video of mounting and tacking up?
Red Flag Decoder:
If they avoid or downplay any of the above, pause.
You’re allowed to ask questions. You’re allowed to walk away.
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