Laon horse on same yard as owner?

There is the potential to ride in the morning but it would be such a push. As it is i would need to go suited and booted with overalls and wellies on over the top in the morning or possibly ready to ride with my suit in the car where i can get changed at work :o

It doesnt help i drive an hour to and from work :mad:

I might try and sweet talk my boss into letting me take half hour for lunch and either getting in at 0830 or leaving at 1600 ... its very unlikely he would agree though :(
 
I am an owner of a horse I have out on loan at the same yard. As far as I am concerned he is on loan and he is the loaner's responsibility, and although I am happy to help if asked - I won't offer it (unless I thought she was doing something unkind or dangerous, which I don't think is likely).

As it happens I do end up being involved, actually more than I really want to - for example I have clipped him for her, been there for the farrier, and generally given her help if wanted. I wouldn't say no unless I really couldn't do something but actually I am finding it cuts into my time with my other horse (and as I have to pay to put my kids in nursery to get there and ride, it actually costs me). She also uses everything of mine and I will transport her to shows if she wants, so I think she is getting quite a lot of benefit from having me there. I don't watch her ride and pay no attention to what she is doing because I don't want her to feel uncomfortable and watched.

So from a loaner's point of view it depends on what you want - if full self-sufficiency it may not be great to have the owner there but they can be helpful too. For my loaner, it's her first experience of 'having' a horse and I think it is helpful to have a bit more support than a full loan where there is noone there to ask.
 
TBH I can't see that having a horse on loan in the situation OP refers to is any less (or more!) complicated than loaning a horse is, full stop.

There are obvious precautions to make such as having a contract put in place which both parties are happy with; and maybe having a trial period to see how things go.

But having loaned a horse AND having one on loan at the moment: IME THE most important thing is communication, communication & communication. Its important that owner and loaner talk & communicate regularly so that if there are any issues (and there WILL be!) they can be sorted out rather than leave things and/or let behavioural isses develop and get out of hand.

Loaning CAN and does work, but it can also go badly wrong; and IF it goes t!ts up you have to bear in mind how that could affect your friendship. Not that it WILL go wrong, coz it needn't. I've got a fantastic little mare on loan from an old schoolfriend and its working out a dream - but communication (and I have to say trust as well) is key.

Hope it goes OK for you.
 
I did this with my fantastic horse until the lovely lady eventually bought him and he is still on the yard now. For me it was the best situation, I got to see him daily still as I couldn't bare him to go elsewhere and I was available for her to ask as Many questions as she wanted.

I found it easier if I'm honest than him going to the other side of the country, we didn't have a contract as such but she just sort of took over him. However, I am the so of person who can just let people get on and do things, I'll be honest there was just one time when I thought to myself 'he won't like that' but never voiced my opinion as it was now upto her to find out herself what he likes and doesn't. I was so bad at keeping my distance that some days I wouldn't even peak through our barn doors to see how he's going in the school and would only sneak in for cuddles when she wasn't there, even though I knew it would be fine!! :)

I couldn't have found a better home for him though, it broke my heart even though he only moved 100yds across the drive, he has everything he has ever wanted and more importantly time (which I couldn't give him) certainly would do it again.
 
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