The vetting is where cautious buyers win. A full set of X-rays and the clinical vetting are attached to every Ballypatrick lot from the moment it goes online, and nothing is hidden behind a login. Review the details of each horse in advance, share them with your own vet, and ask our team wherever necessary before you decide to bid.
What the clinical vetting covers
An independent veterinarian examines each horse before the catalogue is revealed: identity and passport, heart and lungs, eyes, teeth, conformation, palpation of limbs and back, movement in hand and on the lunge on hard and soft ground, and flexion tests. The findings are listed exactly as recorded.
The X-rays
The full set of radiographs covers the joints that carry a jumping career — front feet, fetlocks, hocks and stifles. Radiologists grade findings from "within normal limits" to changes that merit discussion. Most findings in sound competition horses are incidental; what you want to understand is whether a finding is likely to progress under the work you intend to do. Send the files to your vet and ask our team wherever necessary.
Ask before, not after
Use "Ask about this horse" on the lot page and you will reach the people who ride and manage the horse daily. Tell us what the horse is for and we will tell you honestly whether it is the right one for you.
