Why we vet twice
Every foal at FindAFoal is examined by a credentialed inspector before consignment, and again by an independent vet of the buyer's choosing inside the contingency window. Here is why both matter.
Dr. Eleanor Hargreaves · MRCVS, BHA-licensed · 8 April 2026
Pre-sale veterinary examinations have a tendency to read like court documents — neutral, technical, and quiet on what they actually mean for the buyer at the rail. That is by design, and it is also the reason FindAFoal pairs every consignment exam with the buyer's own independent inspection inside the contingency window.
The pre-consignment exam is a baseline. The buyer's own exam is a second opinion that the buyer commissioned, paid for, and is therefore entitled to act on. The two together are how a serious sale is supposed to work.
The contingency window is not a courtesy. It is the sale's most important promise.
If a buyer's independent exam returns findings inconsistent with the consignment report, FindAFoal's terms allow the buyer to withdraw at no further cost beyond the inspection fee — a protection that exists precisely because foals are not commodities and second opinions occasionally matter.
