Am new on forum and have questions...?! Loan/leasing broodmare

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Endrete

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I hope you will bear with me whilst I ask some of my questions on here. I have been really interested to read through some of the topics.

I was just wondering what people think about loaning/leasing broodmares?? I currently have a few broodmares whom I have never had any intention of selling when I bought them. Unfortunately, due to a loss of grazing and the current financial climate I am struggling to keep them at the moment. Do you think that anyone would be interested in loaning/leasing them? I have two TB mares who are in foal for 2009 (both had foals graded with the BEF in 2008), who I want to keep long-term but will need grazing for this year!

Any ideas?
 
I am sure you could find homes for them. We started by loaning all our broodmares, and now own nearly all of them for one reason or another! lol!
The key is to loan them to someone you trust and who is on the same wavelength as you, and have an agreement in place.
 
Need to put on more details

Their ages, heights, breeding and who they are in foal to for this year and when are they due to foal.

Are you looking for someone to take them on to have just one foal from them and also rear the 2009 for you to have back at weaning?
 
The two I have are both TB Weatherbys registered.

Ruby is by Robellino out of Barawin by Fijar Tango.
Bay mare, 15.2hh, five yrs old.
Had lovely filly foal 2008 by Mikker which graded with the BEF, which I may keep. Is in foal due May 2009.

Miss Daisy is by El Conquistador (Shirley Heights) out of March Daisy (Whistlefields).
Bay, 16hh, 16 yrs old, was a showing horse in her younger days. Her 2008 filly foal was graded with a first premium at the BEF under eventing. In foal again to same stallion for June 2009.

(Stallion is coloured warmblood which is now standing with me)

I wasn't planning to put either in foal for next year so was thinking poss if someone wants them on loan until foal is weaned then just asking for a small sum to cover vet costs of getting them in foal and toward the stud fee in return.
 
I would be very careful who you loan to and that a contract is watertight.
I took some time out breeding a few years back and a local stud came and asked if I was interested in loaning my sporthorse mares to him.
I Insisted they were insured and one mare I was happy for him to put her in foal to his stallion but I would have her back to look after her as I adored having her around.
Only after 4 weeks of them being there I had a phone call from a local horse person saying I was urgently need there as one had had an accident.
He had gone off on holiday turning the mares onto to hills!! and leaving a 16 yr old incharge of checking them.
My favorite mare had fallen down a steep bank slicing her knee to the bone. The vet attending said mare would need operating on immediatly so arranged everything and had her transported to vet hospital.
When stud owner returned and we discussed the £2,500 bill he said he didnt think he was responsible for it as I was the one who took the desition to have her transported to hospital.... and he said his insurance assumed on removing her I had taken responsibility.!!
She did fully recover and we are now breeding from her again and will never let her leave home ever again.
If you have good mare (which sounds like you do ) you will be able to pick and choose who has her so be very pickie!!
 
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