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Horselover2010

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I have had my horse 5 years and really need to know where I stand!
I started off by part loaning my horse 5 years ago, the owner very rarely came to see the horse and 1 year into loaning stopped paying half of the bills, this continued for 6 months until we received a phone call saying he could no longer afford the horse we could have him. I received the passport to which I changed into my name as I thought I was now his owner. Without any word from him until this week, I received a text saying that he wanted to sell him before he got to old. But I was under the impression the horse was mine? I have no clue where I stand here and any advice would be amazing thank you!
 
Without a contract/receipt it is difficult. You could go to court as a verbal contract was made. By not visiting he could be seen to have given up ownership, especially as he told you that you could have him, ad sent the passport. Did anyone hear him say you could have the horse?

Maybe it would be better to tell him that he owes you for 4 years of keep? I would total that up, and tell him he needs to pay that, or if he officially signs the horse over you will write off the debt.

I guess it depends on how much you want the horse?

If it were Jay man I would buy him if necessary, but would feel poor about it.

ETA, I am not a solicitor, if you are in the BHS you could use theirs?
 
I love the ground my horse walks on but he is asking for 2,500 for a horse with kissing spine that can't do anything! If it comes to it I will pay it, and two people at my yard heard him say it. I just wanted to see if there was anything I could do before spending that amount of money on a horse that isn't worth it really
 
I don't have any legal advice to offer but the previous owner isn't denying that he gave you the horse, right? So he's asking for you to voluntarily hand it over? I'm just not clear on that. Is he suddenly short of cash or something? I'd be inclined to try and sort out the motivation for the change of heart and try to figure out where he thinks you stand - as in, does he think he is still the owner and why? Once you know that, I imagine the fact you have witnesses to him handing the horse over and the fact he gave you the passport and stopped paying for its upkeep would be enough to dissuade him on a personal level...
 
I responded with the horse has kissing spine and he told me it was my problem that I have to fix as he contracted it while on 'full loan' (first time that that term has ever been mentioned) to me. He is very short on money that's his reason for selling
 
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