Help with loan please!

[ChestnutHunter]

Have a couple very interested in my pony but want her on full loan.. as nothing is selling and I'm getting increasingly desperate to find a home im considering it but I have no idea how I go about it?
They are about an hour and a half away from home, but I am going to uni so location isn't so much an issue really. Just worried about passporting issues and things!

Any advice on how much to charge, aggreements etc would be appreciated!

 

[Archiepoo]

hi most full loans dont involve any money -people want a free horse that they just take on the financial care of. you can check out loan agreements on the bhs website ,make sure you go to the yard the ponies going to and get references from the vet or riding instructor. put in the agreement that the pony must be insured for loss and vets ,how often it must be shod ,any supplements,feeding etc. also include a list of any tack or equipment that would be going with it. make sure you get them to sign a copy with their name address and phone number -and ring the number to check its real . lots of people are very genuine and a loan works out brilliantly but just make sure you check on ur pony regularly and have a plan of what to do in case it goes wrong.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Be cautious!!! The BHS website has a sample loan agreement. If you PM me with you're E-mail then I'll send you the one I used for mine, if that helps.

There's a lot on here about loans; have a look in the archives coz there's some good advice to help ensure yours isn't sold whilst on loan. It happens. A lot, so be careful, and if you're gonna put yours on loan the very least you could do is get your pony freezemarked.

 

[Chestnutmare]

Ditto others with the BHS agreement, list everything on there according to your pony and loanee's situation, what the horse went with and condition (rugs name and colour cond, tack etc). even down to grooming kit.

Inspect the yard get reference's, even ask YO/YM to stand as witness's?.
make sure both copies are signed with their full details and check the details out too.

Loans can work out happily too, not just the horror stories you read and hear about, there are plenty of honest people out there too.

Best of luck

 

[Myhorseeatsmoney]

I would also ask for proof of their address eg utility bills for preferably one a couple of years old and one recent. Ask for references with addresses and phone numbers and then check all of them on the electoral roll on the internet. This doesn't cost much but will ensure they live where they say they do.

Have a look at where the horse will be before it moves and deliver it. I would not let them have the horse passport but then I sometimes am over cautious.

I would always loan the saddle that fits my horse as I would not want it ridden with a badly fitting saddle. If you do not want the horse to do something put it in writing as part of the contract and get them and witnesses to sign it.

Take lots of photos of the horse from all angles and the belongings that are going with it then there can not be any argument about their condition afterwards. Make sure you name everything with your horses name in permanent pen. Check on the horse regularly and insist you are updated with photos and any problems /successes monthly for the first 6 months.