Sarcoids,

[fimacg]

In my never ending saga, the latest horse offered to me has failed the vetting on Sarcoids, one was removed last year, and others have since appeared on his groin.

Thoughts please.

My gut reaction is to walk away.

[kateflashy]

i wouldnt of sarcoids was a fail unless they were malignent mostly they are just unsightly and normaly fall off on there own

[duckles]

I'd pass- I've heard of horses who had scaroids and were ok, but I wonder were they scaroids or were they only warts? I know some people say that warts and scaroids are the same but in my view, warts are the little growths that don;t grow very much and dont look too nice but dont do any harm either. Scaroids,on the other hand, grow very quickly, can be very hard to get rid of and pull down the horse. I speak from experience - I know of horses who had to be put down because of scaroids. They have good treatment for them at the moment but even so, i would not willingly take it on. My horse has grown another one and it is worrying. the vet told me he would fail my horse as scaroids can be so hard to get rid of. You haven't fallen in love with this horse, he is not part of your life so i wouldn't take the risk if I were you- fimacg, you certainly are unlucky|! I can't believe another horse to fail the vet! It must mean you have tons of good luck waiting to descend on you.

[brigadier]

My horse has a sarcoid that has just appeared and I am waiting for the cream to arrive from Liverpool. At the moment he has only one- but would I have bought him knowing he had sarcoids- no I wouldnt- they are such an unknown quantity, and yes I will get Basil treated and do whatever is necessary to keep the problem at bay (extra fly protection etc) but the future is so uncertain with a sarcoid (is it malignant etc- will my insurance company continue to cover ?) that I wouldnt welcome such a horse knowing it was infected.
Brig

[zara]

Please check out previous posts in YH forun re: sarcoids. Before I bought my horse I e-mailed Prof Knottenbelt for advice and I was surprised when he replied with advice. However I thought I'd found "the one" and decided to go ahead and i'm very glad I did. I think if he is absolutely perfect then consider it but if not walk away. Good luck

[Becca]

Bernie has sarcoinds on his sheath, well i should say had cos i went to check them the other day and they has disappeared He did have one burst a few years agon but they never get bigger than alarge marble on him. When i first got him he had a cluster of what i thought were warts on his inner hind leg that just went one day.

It all comes down to what you want to do with the horse, if you want to do high end showing then it would be a problem, other than that i personally wouldnt worry about them. Maybe ask the very why the horse was failed on sarcoids?

[Maes Seren]

I personally wouldnt buy a horse with sarcoids, they can be very difficult to treat as some will keep coming back after treatment, can be painful (horse i knew had one on his sheath that they left thinking would be ok but it grew so had to be removed) and very unsightly.

I knew a grey gelding called Norman whos performance as an eventer was halted as he had to have 6 months off due to a massive sarcoid on his shoulder. Ate into his muscle, and when i saw him it was revolting, muscle was just hanging out his shoulder, literally, not exaggerating unfortunately. Was my first experience of a sarcoid, and its certainly helped set my mind straight on them.

[fimacg]

I have passed, and got my money back, so will start the hunt afresh

[brigadier]

Hi Im glad youve got your money back- pity you didnt buy polishboy's as that looked a corker- what are you looking for and price range- that way if anything comes up that people on the forum are aware of they can let you know. Do a fresh post so more people read it.
brig

[Becca]

good idea brig, eveyone on here loves to have a nose for horses so take advantage

[fimacg]

Done - its in the horses for sale and wanted section... Becca can't I just have yours.... Pretty Please?

[Becca]

If you didn't live so far away you could come ride him when ever but scotland is a bit of a comute

[only1wu]

Only just found this thread. You did the right thing. Do not ever even remotely think of buying a sarcoid. I haven't said this wrongly. You won't be buying the horse, you'll be buying the sarcoid and it will cost you time, money and grief beyond belief. Walk away, and don't look back.

Hugs. Wu.