lending a horse to a RSor trecking centre

[DD]

Has anyone ever lent their horse to a riding school or trekking centre. I am considering doing so . What would be the insurance implications? Would I be expected to pay livery fees? Thanks in advance.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I "lent" mine to an equestrian college and also let a girl have him on loan who kept him at a riding school.

Please feel free to PM me.

 

[windand rain]

round here you pay livery, cant use your horse if it is required for a lesson and they have to pass a trial period of suitability. In fact it is more expensive than DIY livery or renting a bit of field

 

[FfionWinnie]

I nearly full loaned mine until I found out I would be responsible for vaccinations and any vet bills so er completely pointless to me might as well just keep her in the field where she's unlikely to get a get bill! As it is I've sold her to the perfect home now so I'm glad I didn't bother giving the riding school my horse for free - at my expense.

 

[joosie]

What are you thinking of doing? Working livery, or a full loan? Working livery at a riding school is exactly thst - you pay livery, but at a reduced rate in return for the business getting to use the horse when they need it. Whereas if you full loan you may not have to pay, it will depend on the individual circumstances and what both parties agree on, just like loaning to a private person/yard.
My pony is on full loan to an RS and it works perfectly for all involved. I benefit because I don't pay them anything, they cover all his costs, and he is getting a great education... they benefit because they get a fantastic pony to use, and as he is barefoot and lives on fresh air he is cheaper to keep than most of their own horses!... and he benefits because he is happy and healthy and has more regular exercise than I ever had time to give him (he's such a good doer that hw needs to be treated as a permanent lami risk).

 

[AFB]

It depends what you're looking for - I personally don't like the idea of working livery, I think it's bloody expensive for what you get (around here anyway), however our local EC take horses on loan and cover livery costs, you have the horse during the holidays and in the evenings if you want it. They seem to take good care of them but I can't speak from personal experience.

 

[SEL]

I had one on mine on working livery for a while. I didn't pay livery, but I was responsible for jabs, vet bills etc. If his feet had been done by the yard farrier then they would have covered those costs, but I used my own.

Unfortunately they carried on using him when he was lame, so I pulled him out. I actually think he misses the work, but he needs to be carefully monitored in terms of what he does and they need something more robust.

My friends have their daughters pony on working livery. Same agreement as above and it works well because pony is a very good doer and this is the first summer they've been able to avoid putting a muzzle on her. The pony is pretty versatile so is ideal for lessons.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Judging by the state my mare (bought last year) was in after coming off working livery at two of the major equestrian training colleges, I'd say avoid. Farriery, dentistry etc all cr@p, plus other issues.

 

[teapot]

Working livery depends entirely on the rs/college in question

 

[teddypops]

Would depend on individual set up, but the place I worked, loan was where the horse was on loan to the rs and they covered all costs and horse was treated like their own. Working livery was where the owner paid a reduced livery fee in return for using the horse for a set number of hours per week. In this case the owner was still responsible for all costs.