PPE/previous vet records

[shadesofbay3]

Hi all-

I’m having a PPE done on a potential new horse next week

Is it appropriate to ask the owner for her vet records to look at to review? She has had her for 6 years (since she was 4), so knows her history… I’ve obviously asked a bunch of questions, but didn’t know if it was appropriate or not to see if she would have her vet release horse’s records to me to look at prior to or after the PPE so I could get all the information I needed

[Annie10]

You can always ask. She can say no.
I would give anyone anything they wanted on any of my horses but not everyone is like that.

[Bonnie2]

Not an unusual request. Generally, her vet will send records to your vet.

[Ghazzu]

I always encourage porospective buyers to have the PPE DVM given access to the horse’s prior medical records.