Loan contract

pinkiepie

pinkiepie

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Hi,

My little pony of a lifetime is going out for loan. He's too small for me really and is being wasted. A lovely family are having him and I'm going to visit next weekend to see where he'll be going. I've downloaded the BHS draft loan contract but was wondering from others experience, what things are also worth including and what the agreement has been with who pays for what that I may not have thought about? I was thinking about insuring him myself but they are responsible for everything else including vaccinations, teeth, shoes etc and if any rugs or tack are damaged, that they are replaced.

Any advice would be great.

I am looking for a youngster to focus on but until then any tips for a temporarily horse free existence would be appreciated as I am dreading not having one to look after!
 
Having just seen the anguish caused by a loaner not insuring a horse, I'd suggest you do as you are thinking and have the insurance in your name. Then you know it's done.

The rest should be down to them :) Ummm... horse free existence.. nope, can't help sorry, I was sad to be down to one riding horse so have just bought another, lol!
 
i would suggest that you say how often he should be trimmed/shod as some people leave feet for too long between farrier visits to save money,, also say how often teeth and vaccinations are to be done then there is no excuse for them to be missed..my loan contract says that its 3 months notice to terminate by either party. i am lucky as my horses owner is a friend of my YO and we have a very good relationship but its best to have as much in writing as poss if you dont already know the loaners..
 
Thanks - all good points, will include those too.

I'd have more peace of mind if I knew he was insured by and I know in black and white what for. The father of the two girls rides on a team for the Olympics, expecting the yard to be lovely and he will probably be very well pampered!
 
Sounds a lovely yard, OP.
When we loaned our mare out, we also 8ncluded who could and couldn’t ride, including ourselves as had a bad experience with one person (who cared for the pony well, and was lovey in all other ways) whereby they refused to allow my daughter to ride the pony. It was a one off, and not a regular th8ng,we just wanted to check the pony wasn’t being ruined. They refused to allow it because the contract didn’t state we could.
As well as teeth, and so on mentioned above, I would also want the saddle checked for fit at regular intervals.
 
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