Do "good" horses get loaned?

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Or do they just get sold?

I am flicking through the for loan adverts and everything seems either the less appealing sizes (I know of course, this is all subjective) however either small ponies or huge horses. Or of course there is something "wrong" with them ie they wont hack/load/injured etc.

So my question is, do really saleable horses eg 16hh uncomplicated allrounders actually get loaned or do they get sold?

Shortbread for your thoughts please!:cool:
 
I think so, a friend of mine has 2 horses and had to put her 'better' horse out on loan as she couldnt afford to keep both of them at her livery yard, was costing her a monthly salary just in livery! so she kept the horse that had the rearing issues because she knew that no one would treat him how he should be treated but put her amazing horse out on loan!

so i think in some cases people will put them out on loan! or maybe she was just an exception to the rule?
 
There are but its like trying to find a needle in a haystack :rolleyes:

I'm also looking for a full loan 16h+, I have seen quite a few actually but there all snapped up so quickly. I think its more a case of word of mouth. I've told alot of people what im after- because of that someone I know's friend has the sort im after, so fingers crossed.

Have you tried- horsemart, equine adverts, horse quest. Try putting out adverts too.

Good luck
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BoolavogueDC said:
Or do they just get sold?

I am flicking through the for loan adverts and everything seems either the less appealing sizes (I know of course, this is all subjective) however either small ponies or huge horses. Or of course there is something "wrong" with them ie they wont hack/load/injured etc.

So my question is, do really saleable horses eg 16hh uncomplicated allrounders actually get loaned or do they get sold?

Shortbread for your thoughts please!:cool:
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They do! I loaned little TB initially and she was a cracking allrounder. The best way to find something if word of mouth isn't enough, is to make a wanted advert, that way you can put down in words exactly what you want and can offer. I was sick to the back teeth of emailing adverts to enquire about horses and never hearing back from anyone, so I made a wanted advert saying that my mare had gone lame and so I wanted something to carry on doing prelims and novice tests on, & something that jumped small tracks a bonus... and along came little tb. Her owner emailed me within days of the advert going up.
 
I think its rare to find a really "good" horse for loan, there will usually be something "wrong" with them although still perfectly fit and able to do a job, there are very few perfect horses any way most have a "fault" or two.

Its finding something that has a problem you can live with, most horses for loan are either available due to owners circumstances, you may find a good one then, or because for some reason they do not want to sell, age, injury, temperament etc.

To many people their horse is an asset which has value and when no longer needed, outgrown etc they will need to recoup the money tied up in order to move on.If you have a valuable horse I am not sure loaning to a stranger via advertising is a real option, too many things can go wrong however careful you are.
 
I'd say it depends. If the horse has increased a lot in value, then people might not be happy to loan out when they go to uni etc incase horse comes back in poor condition- not only would it be gutting but also will have lost money if horse now devalued.

BUT my previous pony was a gem- the owner simply didn't have time for him and he'd done the rounds of all pony clubs/hunts/riding schools etc in the 90's as he was so good.

I'm faced with trying to find what to do with my boy when I go to uni. I love him dearly and can't bear the thought of selling him, especially as he'd be 19 (plus I can't imagine not riding!). However he's a super chap- a real gentleman and does everything so hoping I'll be able to find him a good local loan home. :)
 
BoolavogueDC said:
So my question is, do really saleable horses eg 16hh uncomplicated allrounders actually get loaned or do they get sold?
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I have one of these and wouldn't loan or share her, I'm pretty fussy about who gets a sit too.

Her neighbour, who isn't one of these though she is the right height, has gone through at least 2 sharers and 2 loan homes in the last year.
 
Achinghips said:
errrr ..... no
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Really?

I have found that (some, not all) there are amazing and outstanding horses to loan. We've got two here at home with us that we would never, ever in our wildest dreams been able to afford to buy.

And I would like to think that they will both be here with us until they take their final breaths.
 
I loaned my stunning 7yo 15:3 mare because I had a damaged hip & couldn't ride her properly but didn't want to sell her. She went to a lovely loan home with someone who could not have afforded to buy her but looked after her wonderfully until she came home to retire.
 
Just thinking of my own horse, who if sound would be all the above and TBH I'd only loan her to the right home too.
So perhaps a wanted advert and word of mouth are the ticket?!
 
I must have gotten lucky as my ned (15.3 TB) is the BEST horse I ever had! She does dressage, we show and win and she would make an excellent hunter if I was brave enough.
She was 13 when I got her (now is 16) so not even old when she was put up on loan. Nothing wrong except she cribs but my Tricklenet is curbing that. So yes, there are good horses out there to loan :)
 
BoolavogueDC said:
Just thinking of my own horse, who if sound would be all the above and TBH I'd only loan her to the right home too.
So perhaps a wanted advert and word of mouth are the ticket?!
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It is possible. I loaned a 9 year old tb x who was winning novice tests with her eyes shut, jumping round Lucinda Green XC clinics with ease, and hopping round 3ft SJ courses with her eyes shut. She was uncomplicated to handle, turned out with my own horses with no issues and nice and sensible to hack on her own or with others. Good horses do get loaned. The owner had stipulations of course, one of which was no hunting, but that's fair enough. If loaning a horse is what you want to do, don't be put off by the people who tell you you'll only find old/knackered/difficult ones. It isn't true.
 
I think it is probably true that a horse might get loaned if it can't or won't do the job the owner wants it to do any more, and this can include horses who are good for someone else.

An example would be my lovely 16.2 ISH ex-eventer, who could no longer event through navicular and subsequent denerving in his front feet, who is now happily hacking, teaching someone's OH to ride, and doing occasional sponsored rides and some local level jumping and dressage. His loaner knows the medical history and is happy because he is a kind and talented horse that she wouldn't be able to buy or ride if he were completely sound. Equally I can't sell him, both because of the medical issues (too scared of him being passed on as sound, as he appears it) and for sentimental reasons, but I want him out doing a job while he still can, and I know he is happier in work.

So perhaps it is true that good horses are available for loan when the loaner has a different expectation from the original owner.
 
Course they do :)

Do you remember my ginger ninja? She was on loan. Nothing wrong with her at all, she was a little bit of a sensitive mare in that she liked routine but nothing unmanageable and she was a lovely person. She was a nice ride too.

:)

ETS: if you don't remember her, she's on my FB so you can look for yourself!
 
Yes, I loaned my Showjumping mare a number of times as our competitive aims changed and she didn't want to do what I wanted (Dressage, she didn't see the point of it and was a total jumper!).

I didn't want to sell her as due to serious sarcoids she had little sale value and I was not about to sell her off cheap. She went on to win at jumping with a couple of different young jockeys. So they are out the there, just have to accept there may be some baggage, in this case it was fly management for the saroids in the summer, but nothing that effected her ridden performance.
 
I would think the good ones don't ever get advertised and probably go via word of mouth. Or they are to stay at current yard. My friend just loaned out a young ID x TB to a competition home that she had professionally broken and sent away for schooling. Nothing wrong with the horse just too much for my friend to handle and in turn she has a coloured cob on loan that's been there and got the t-shirt and is more of a confidence giver.
 
I also have a "good" horse on permanent loan who will be with me until his last breath. He's worked hard all his life and is now just taking things at a slower pace which suits me fine. He owes me nothing but I owe him everything.
 
My mare was out on loan, 18 at the time an older horse but never had any medical problems, could be hacked out alone in company used to go out for hours on end, do XC, and sponsored rides, BS low level (BN and disco) a real confidence giver, loads fine, good with farrier etc went out on loan to the 'perfect' family friend. Came back lame, a loon to ride, had massive sores on her withers from the rugs not being taken off and emaciated. Its taken me a year to get her right and shes still not 100% that's why people don't loan out 'good' horses!
 
I have one of mine out on loan, he won stacks as a youngster showing (connemara) and then switched to dressage competing successfully up to elementary. I really didn't want to sell him as I have had him since he was 2 but just didn't have the time for him with my other horse so I found him a loaner. He was 10 at the time and is now 13. So he is neither old nor unsound, just part of the family that I have no intention of getting rid of, he may not be a top competition horse but he is the perfect schoolmaster, safe and competitive at a decent level of dressage. He has stayed on the same yard as me, I don't think I would let him go off the yard, as that way I can stay involved in his care.
 
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