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The seller should provide a negative Coggins at the time you hand over the money and become the owner of the horse.  You would never want to buy an EIA-postive horse.  If the horse is positive for EIA, most places require it either to be put down or kept in a very strictly isolated environment for the rest of its life.  So in case of a positive Coggins, you'd want the sale cancelled.  Make sure any purchase agreement contains this clause (for example, if you are putting a down payment down and picking up the horse and paying in full later).

I would say the pre-purchase exam should be paid for by the buyer and done by a vet of the buyer's choice to avoid any potential conflicts of interest.  For example, if buying from a large breeder, don't have the breeder's vet do it.   If the horse doesn't pass, it puts the vet in an awkward position (the vet's best client loses a sale because of the vet's exam).

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