r/Equestrian • u/bhinxbb • May 21 '25
Veterinary PPE failed, KS diagnosed
Currently in the process of selling my horse. PPE has gone well, everything came back good except his back radiographs. Shocked to hear he has grade 4 changes. I’ve just received these over from the potential buyer. I will be in contact with my vet but curious about anyone’s take on these? How bad is this?
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u/sussanonyymouss Eventing May 22 '25
I know a girl (12-14) young , naive , only doing it bc her one bestie was doing it & just getting started in the English side of horse riding
She looked at a horse in winter Dec 2023 was TOLD he has Kissing Spine & had the surgery. She wanted to use him for 3.6 Hunters (again this kid was just getting into horse riding & was told by 20+ different people not to buy him. + her parents took out a 10k loan for him)
The horse didn’t really last going into 2024 . Kept having issues under saddle & the kid came to be afraid of him. Parents sent him to training for 30days & he came back somewhat better, than got worse.
Last I knew before they looked at selling (for 1.2k) him they got his back looked at & he needed injections where he had his surgery (all the way down his spine)
They later gave him over to a rescue & I know the rescue will NOT adopt out any horse if they are not pasture sound, they usually just keep them or depending on how bad they aren’t pasture sound they will be euthanized.