Pre-purchase vettings

Changes to vetting rules aim to protect the public

Major changes to the way pre-purchase examinations — vettings — are documented will be introduced in September

Ex-British Eventing vet Jenny Hall in legal dispute

Jenny Hall faces possible legal costs of hundreds of thousands of pounds after accusations of negligence

Ask H&H: do I have a claim after bone chips on X-rays were missed?

Horse & Hound explores whether it may be possible to claim against a dealer and a vet who has been struck off

Ask H&H: do I have redress after my horse failed a vetting?

Horse & Hound discovers whether it is possible to take legal action over a failed vetting

Ask H&H: how can I prove a seller is a horse dealer?

Horse & Hound explains what legal action can be taken after buying a horse without a vetting

Vet cleared by judge in dressage horse vetting wrangle

Sarah Randall of the Chiltern Equine Clinic has been cleared by a High Court judge of deliberately misleading a client over the purchase of a £45,000 dressage horse

Rider takes vet to High Court claiming £65,000 damages

Dr Eddie Blass claims a vet gave her negligent advice on the medical history of a dressage horse and is awaiting the outcome of her High Court damages claim

Irish event rider to sue British team vet for neglience

Jayne Doherty is seeking compensation from British team vet Jenny Hall after paying £186,000 for a horse that the owner now values at just £1,000

Vet struck off over horse vetting

A Lincolnshire vet has been struck off the RCVS register for failing to record a young horse's respiratory problem on his pre-purchase vetting report

Why a vet won’t tell you if your new horse will win in the show ring

Horse & Hound explains why a pre-purchase vetting will not confirm if you have found a horse that will be successful in the show ring

New guidelines for pre-purchase vettings

After nearly 20 years as a gold-standard assessment, the five-stage pre-purchase examination is set to adopt a new set of recommendations, explains H&H

Vetting: should vets take the blame if there’s a problem?

Is today’s ‘blame culture’ encouraging our vets to sit on the fence when it comes to pre-purchase examinations?