Full loans/leases- someone tell me about them please! Your experiences

[Gingey]

Thank you

I am just so grateful to be able to have a horse again and would never dream of treating a loan any differently to a horse i owned.

There are people out there like me, who can offer kind, experienced and useful homes to loan horses.

Good luck with your search

I really hope I find these people if I do decide to loan! Thanks

It might help OP if you had a look on the BHS website as they have a sample loan agreement.

HOWEVER, the problem with these DIY arrangements is that they're not legally binding. So if loaning again (I shan't be!) I would consult a legal beagle with experience of equine to make sure everything is as watertight as can be.

Is there anyone within your "horsey" circle of friends who might be able to take yours? Or know someone who could? You really need to have a buddy who can look in on him regularly (and spontaneously as well) to make sure he's OK.

I've got a mare on loan from my trainer: and this is what works for us, if it helps:-

1. Know your loaner well (we've known each other since schooldays, with a gap in between)

2. Knowing the horse will suit the loaner: even though a few tweaks may be needed

3. Open and honest communication at all times

4. Loaner & owner to be able to discuss any problems as they arise in an open and honest manner

5. Owner to be able to relinquish day-to-day management of their horse to someone else and trust that person implicity (hard for owners to "let go" if a loaner is doing particularly well with the horse - v. easy for jealousy to creep in here if not careful)

6. Arrangements put in place re. vets fees, replacement of tack, medical issues etc etc. Basically who pays for what.

7. An agreement of what will happen if the horse injures itself and the owner cannot be contacted, i.e. euthanasia. Owner MUST agree for the loaner to allow vet to do this if they are not contactable. Awful subject, but must be agreed upon in advance.

Good luck with yours anyway.

Thanks, this is very useful. Ideally I would love to loan him out to a friend or at least someone I have mutual friends with so that it doesn't just feel like he's disappearing off with a stranger! Would definitely be putting a lot of thought into as watertight a contract as possible.
I hope that jealousy/micromanagement wouldn't be a problem- I just want him to have a good home, and knowing him as I do, the better he is treated=the better he performs, and so from that POV I would be thrilled if they were having success

I have loaned horses in the past and have been very lucky as the owners have all been supportive but not intefering. My mare went out on full loan yesterday to a lovely home. She has everything booked in that needs doing and ishe is already being totally spoiled. I do worry as she is nearly 2 hrs away, but I have to trust that the loaner will do everything she says. Having spoken to her lots and met her lots I do believe what she says. I'm hoping it's karma paying me back!

That's nice to hear, hope your mare gets on well

We loaned a horse for 3 years. Had a contract with owner,they had insurance as did we. We paid all normal bills and cared for her as if she was ours ie feed ,shoeing,tack,competitions. They paid for any vet bills out of the ordinary and needed to be informed. They visited several times and we would keep them updated. Worked really well. We loved her and she returned once outgrown by my daughter.

Sounds good. This is near the kind of thing I would like ideally. Thanks

 

[Gingey]

Oh I see. i'd drop your price and suck it up.

ps. My ponies weren't sold on, just passed onto new loan homes without me being told by their previous long term loaners, who both thought they were doing me a favour, but didn't find them good homes...

Yes, am in the process of considering next move- drop price, readvertise as a loan...(bring to uni with me and keep him in my room...? )
Ahh yes of course, sorry misread your previous post. Oh dear. Well at least they had good intentions rather than just being plain dishonest. Though I can imagine that is still rubbish.

 

[xspiralx]

Yes, am in the process of considering next move- drop price, readvertise as a loan...(bring to uni with me and keep him in my room...? )
Ahh yes of course, sorry misread your previous post. Oh dear. Well at least they had good intentions rather than just being plain dishonest. Though I can imagine that is still rubbish.

Hi OP - could you tell us a bit more about your horse and how much you're asking? We might be able to advise why you're struggling to sell.

No reason that loaning can't work, its just about finding the right person and keeping an eye on the situation without becoming overbearing and interfering.

 

[0ldmare]

Just to put another positive side to loaning, I'm a serial loanee

Had 3 horses on loan. The 1st an ancient connie who came as a companion. She was a dear old thing and I loved her so much. She died of old age here aged 32

Then came Old Mare herself. 18 months later the owner could see how much we had bonded and sold her to me. She's a fabulous mare, I ADORE her and she's living out her retirement now

And Barney who is still on loan and is a companion. I *should* send him back and get a rideable one, but I'm fond of the boogah too!

All the loaners have been very happy, visit whenever they want and know their horses are treated with the utmost respect and care, just as I would my own

Good luck whatever you decide

 

[EquestrianFairy]

I have loaned out my horses in the past and never had a problem, i made sure i picked the right loaner, did the right contract and *touches wood* always positive experiences.
I would visit when i wanted and any issues i had would be discussed, i would allow yard moves providing i was kept informed etc.

I have also loaned myself, twice, and ended up buying both horses.

Swings and roundabouts i think

 

[rascal]

I would never loan to an equine college, my eldest daughter went to one for two years, some of the daft things people did would put anyone off.
We do have three of our ponies out on loan, its a case of choosing the right people. Our ponies are happy/healthy and very much loved. One family in particular have become very good friends. We love hearing about what they are up to, its a great way to keep in touch. We use the bhs loan agreement but amend it for each pony.

We did have to remove our sec c from her previous loan home, they let her get so fat it was crazy, and they refused to limit her grazing, even though they had another paddock with less grass.