Would you buy a horse with OCD?

[GreenMilesGirl]

Here are the facts:

-10 year old Oldenburg gelding, 17.2 hh

• OCD lesion on right front (forgive my ignorance, but they say the lesion is not within the joint, is still attached, and has not changed based on three separate X-rays taken over a 4 year period)
• no history of lameness
• currently sound
• passed PPE with flexions
• 2 vets opined that the lesion may not ever be of concern
• asking price of 12k
• horse has been in moderate work since he was started
• horse’s intended purpose is light-moderate work in low level dressage and a tiny bit of jumping
• horse gives no indication of pain upon examination
• horse has an exceptional disposition and temperament

[shiloh]

I thought this was going to be about a horse with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Anyhoo…if the vet doesn’t have a problem and lesion remains same after work and multiple radiology exams, then I don’t see a problem. What’s not to like?

[2DogsFarm]

@shiloh

I thought this was going to be about a horse with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Me too!
I offer up my TWH, who grabs the lip of his rubber pan & shakes it to bring the grain to the center.
Wash, rinse, repeat until All Gone.
Whereupon, he picks it up to show me the Sad State of Empty.

[KBC]

Thank goodness I’m not the only one who had different expectations.

“No he can’t jump fences on the diagonal, they all have to at exactly 90* to the nearest wall, it’s his OCD you know”

[GreenMilesGirl]

This is cracking me up

[fourfillies]

If you can afford to remove it and Rehab I’d say yes. That seems like a, perhaps overly, reasonable price, at least in my area for a prime age Oldenburg without baggage.

[TheHunterKid90]

Many horses have OCD lesions and are never bothered by them. My vets general rule of thumb is if they haven’t bothered them by 6, they probably won’t.
Given the fact that owner has provided you with history on it and shows no changes, I wouldn’t be overly worried.

[2DogsFarm]

@2DogsFarm

offer up my TWH, who grabs the lip of his rubber pan & shakes it to bring the grain to the center.

Himself, at work:

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[islgrl]

I would buy…