How To Go About a Broodmare Loan

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Just having some thoughts as to what will happen with my mare once she has had her foal and it is weened, so really well pre-planning since this won't be until next April time BUT is it a good idea to loan her as a broodmare, unfortunatley i'm not lucky enough to have my own land, i'm on livery, only have 2 stables and 2 horses (will be 3 with the foal) and not really in a postion to keep mare and foal (I always knew this would be the case) my mare is not the best of riding horses so plan originally was to breed a foal from her to keep forever and sell her, unfortunatley i'm now thinking I really don't want to sell her so the loan thing for breeding is the next option, problem is she is not a "well bred" mare, she is just a general riding horse, is there a call for them to breed from ? would anyone want her ? where would I start looking ? so many questions :D
 
hey, i posted something along the same lines and seemed to be lots of people who do it, some with good experiences some with bad. I have decided not to put my mare out for now at least. Why isn't she a good riding horse?
 
Thanks for the reply, i suppose so long as its carefully done and the receiver is happy to be "vetted" stay in touch etc, and even better would be if they were reccomended or known, then it should be safe.

She's not a very good riding horse as she is extremely nappy and will threaten to rear etc, although when she's good she's really good, she loves to jump and doesn't mind schooling but does not like hacking out thats when she is naughty, she's my sons horse and because of her antics she's knocked his confidence in her after a few rears too many which is why she was put in foal, it was that or McDonalds at the time as on that particular day she did a full up rear cracking him in the face and making his nose and mouth bleed, she hasn't been ridden at all since she's been in foal so it remains to be seen how she behaves once foal is born/weened and she is bought back into work.
 
Personally I wouldn't want to breed from a mare with no proven competition record, that had a temprament issue and did not have good blood lines.

Sorry to be so harsh but I know of well bred warmbloods, which have competed with success that have been offered free of charge to people at the moment and these still can't get homes so based on your description of your mare I don't think she is a great candidate to breed from.

My only suggestion would be that if she was a good Mum and an easy breeder then perhaps you could offer her as an ET mare?

To be doubly harsh if you are not able to place her, cannot afford to keep her yourself and she is not a riding prospect then personally I suggest that it would be your responsibility to ensure that the mare did not end up in the wrong hands being abused and as a result perhaps the only fair answer would be to allow her to run free in the field in the sky?

Sorry if I have painted a very bleak picture but I think it's best to have to face up to every option.
 
milo'n'molly said:
some of the other posters on here may be kind enough to send you a copy of a breeding loan contract
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Hi
If you need a copy of a loan agreement I will send you one we have made it tighter and tighter year on year with each experience we have had, I would say that if the home is vetted and willing to stay in touch, send regular pics ,willing for spot checks to be done and give references from vets, farrier,feed suppliers and such like it can be a very beneficial way of doing things for all concerned.

We currently have four mares on loan with breeding agreements and it has worked well for us it is also advantageous if you get on with the person loaning the horse in the first place. We run an open door policy and if people have nothing to hide that should not be a problem.

Hope this helps
 
TayloredEq said:
Personally I wouldn't want to breed from a mare with no proven competition record, that had a temprament issue and did not have good blood lines.

Sorry to be so harsh but I know of well bred warmbloods, which have competed with success that have been offered free of charge to people at the moment and these still can't get homes so based on your description of your mare I don't think she is a great candidate to breed from.

My only suggestion would be that if she was a good Mum and an easy breeder then perhaps you could offer her as an ET mare?

To be doubly harsh if you are not able to place her, cannot afford to keep her yourself and she is not a riding prospect then personally I suggest that it would be your responsibility to ensure that the mare did not end up in the wrong hands being abused and as a result perhaps the only fair answer would be to allow her to run free in the field in the sky?

Sorry if I have painted a very bleak picture but I think it's best to have to face up to every option.
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I have to say that this post does make a lot of sense and sometimes you do have to be cruel to be kind. On the suggestion of Embryo Transfer I think Edward from Twelmlows was looking for mares.
 
I hate to say this, but TE is absolutely right.

It's taken me years to realise that the unridable mares stand the very best chance of replicating themselves. Others tried telling me, but I wouldn't listen. Not always, but generally, every foal which I have bred, has been the mirror of its mother. It's your choice!

Alec.
 
I agree aswell - i would definately not breed from a mare that has temprement issues. All foals ive seen are replicas of the mares, especially temprement wise. I know mine was, and im hoping the next will be aswell.
 
I also agree with Taylored Equestrian. I think your best bet would be to try to offer her for ET. I dont breed from mares without good pedigrees and competition records and I dont know many who would take on this mare with all of her temperament issues without a stunning pedigree.
 
Hi, thankyou for all the replies, she would never be sent or sold anywhere that she would be passed from pillar to post, she is my "pet" and so I would ensure her future is definitely not bleak. She has a superb temperament, she is a lovely, kind natured and never nasty mare, she just has hacking issues, I think maybe that has been taken a little out of context, she has merely taken advantage of a kid riding her and a mother who doesn't have a great deal of confidence these days (too old for fighting), so if she is no good for breeding loan, and I appreciate that she has no competition record etc, I will bring her back into work after the foal is weened and if necessary get professional help to ensure she is 100% ok and then maybe offer her on a riding loan, or maybe for a sharer, she has always been 100% bombproof in traffic etc, so I have no worries with her in that respect.

Once again thanks for replies.
 
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