Loan horse coming back unexpectedly!

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I've just got an email from the girl who loans my horse she can't afford to keep him anymore because of personal circumstances. Which I'm fine with, I know this stuff happens.
Such a shame as he seems really happy with her, hes really close to visit.
Only now I'm panicking, I have no where for him to come back to.
I'm wondering if I will be able to find a new loan home for him, I want him to stay in warwks/worcs area so I can check on him. He is curently on 1 bute a day as advised by the vet, and been schooling and jumping well with current loaner, the vet said to try him on 1/2 a sachet for a while as he had muscelled up now, and once fully muscelled up can come off the bute.
I am paying for the bute and will do for new loaner if I find one. He has done, BE,BSJA and BD. obviously I would only be looking for a RC home for him now as hes 13.
He is bombproof on his own, but did used to sweat up with me and jog in a group in open fields (he used to be a huntsmasters horse so i think he thinks hes hunting) but the new loaner has taken him out in a group and he was a plod so maybe I've got a hot seat?
But because of his age and getting excited in groups what do you think the chances of finding him a home locally are? All the adverts for loans wanted seem to want beginers horses, which I wouldnt loan him as one.
Do people want loan horses like him? If not I have no idea what to do with him??? :confused:
 
Lots of horses get over-excited in groups in open spaces, wouldn't of thought this would put people off. I would of thought if anything would it would be the fact that he's on bute. I would advertise as much as possible- I don't know if it would be better to mention about the bute in the add or leave it off and discuss over the phone?
 
The bute is something that he should be off in a couple of months as advised by vet. I've kept him on it longer than needed as wanted him to settle into new home without any probs.
Fingers crossed I'll find someone. I'm wanting to keep him for myself but can't afford the two of them at the moment.
I think I will put it in an advert, have just responded to a few wanted adverts and told them in it. He is 100% sound on it, and probably is off it now he has built his topline up, can still do all the normal RC activities with him.
 
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As someone on the lookout for a loan horse I have a lot of competition to find something. From what you have said the bute wouldn't necessarily put me off - just a shame I am not closer to you!
 
If I can't find a suitable home close to me, i would maybe consider letting him go further a field. Has anyone got any experience of loaning their horse further away than they originally wanted to?
 
yes, we initially wanted our welsh cob to go to someone in one of the 3 pony clubs around us, but we couldn't find a suitable home there, so he went to a little girl about 45minutes down the M1 from us. We had a proper contract drawn up, which we all signed, we kept in touch with emails, letters, photos and visited once a year (usually Christmas time to drop off a card and a box of choccies). When the girl grew out of him, her little brother took him on, and when he grew out of him they helped us to find a new home. Unfortunately, he was PTS three months later, but aged 28 and with an intestine strangling tumour it wasn't anything that anybody had done wrong. The family who had him had him tubed/scoped, got the vets opinions, spoke to us and then had the vet PTS in the field and sent us a certificate fromthe vet so we knew it had been done properly.

Our other pony who went out on loan about an hour away and was at the same farm for 10 years, and the family kept in touch with us several times a year too. They had to make a decision to PTS in an emergency, but that was all covered in the contract, and they informed us as soon as possible afterwards, and the vet wrote to us to explain why he'd recommended PTS.

Personally, I would be happy to do it again, with the paperwork done correctly, and if you spend time finding the right person I have no problems at all with them being a bit further away.
 
skewbald86 said:
If I can't find a suitable home close to me, i would maybe consider letting him go further a field. Has anyone got any experience of loaning their horse further away than they originally wanted to?
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How big is said horse? I am local to you and looking for a potential loan but not looking for anything bigger than 15.2hh...
 
Falcon said:
How big is said horse? I am local to you and looking for a potential loan but not looking for anything bigger than 15.2hh...
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hes 16.3h and hunter type so bigger than your looking for. He is snaffle mouthed though and the girl I got him from was size 6 and about 5ft and she hunted him and evented him no problem
 
I'd say someone who wants fun, doing local rc shows etc.
He is not a kick along.but safe. wouldnt want him to go to a novice as he does get excited in groups.
I had him as my first horse after a 10yr break.
He rides how you ride him really. he can be chilled out, or he can hot up if you wanted him too.
I wouldnt want him jumping over 3ft really either.
 
13 is no age, making it an issue will just make potential loners think its an issue. My 17yo went out on loan earlier in the year and i had over 100 inquiries about him, he's now back at home with me as he's a bugger. but i have 2 very happy sharers, he's age was not and issue for anyone that wanted him on loan or any of the people that came to try him for sharing, just think 'Over to you' and 'Welham' where perfoming at the top of their game at much older ages than your horse is now. good luck finding a loaner for him.
 
Didnt think of maybe finding two sharers, probably more chance of him staying at the yard i'm at. But then more chance of being let down with two people involved.
For people who have loaned, do you ever ask for financial situation/ any proof of this? Only as the last two loaners for him have given him back because they can't afford him. So was thinking this might help stop this happening- but then I don't know what i'd ask or want to offend anyone?
 
As far as someones financial situation goes, its hard to guarantee that for any one as no one knows what can happen in the future, redundancy, for example.

I pmd you yesterday as I am looking for a loan horse for myself, and he sounds just right for me as far as I can tell, please get in touch if you think it may be a possibility and I will tell you all about myself! I am in Nottingham though, and you may think thats too far away.
 
snopuma said:
Just be glad the loaner phoned you, the growing trend seems to be to sell behind your back!
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this is true!
it was an email rather than a phone call, which was a bit weird I thought. I havent got a number for her though as I have her exs number. Have emailed back two days ago with no reply. wanting to go fetch him now, but no where to put him. Could put him on full livery with my other lad, but could only afford that for a month max really.
Theres a DIY yard I can afford to put him in untill I find a loan home, But I can only check on him 4days a week, so obviously that wouldnt be an option.
 
skewbald86 said:
Theres a DIY yard I can afford to put him in untill I find a loan home, But I can only check on him 4days a week, so obviously that wouldnt be an option.
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I don't think you should rule this out - would he be out 24/7 at this DIY yard? If so, do you have a friend or relative who would be willing to check on him 3 times a week? Is there a YO or YM at this DIY yard? Perhaps you could pay a bit extra for him to be checked on the 3 days you can't get there.

Hope you manage to find a solution.
 
boxers said:
I don't think you should rule this out - would he be out 24/7 at this DIY yard? If so, do you have a friend or relative who would be willing to check on him 3 times a week? Is there a YO or YM at this DIY yard? Perhaps you could pay a bit extra for him to be checked on the 3 days you can't get there.

Hope you manage to find a solution.
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No YO about, and I don't have any horsey family around, he'd need to be fed daily to give him his bute.
I am starting to worry a little not hearing back yet though, or am i being silly worrying?
 
skewbald86 said:
I'd say someone who wants fun, doing local rc shows etc.
He is not a kick along.but safe. wouldnt want him to go to a novice as he does get excited in groups.
I had him as my first horse after a 10yr break.
He rides how you ride him really. he can be chilled out, or he can hot up if you wanted him too.
I wouldnt want him jumping over 3ft really either.
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hmmm my OH wanted me to sell one of mine in order for us to get a horse we could share- but he may well be too much for the OH- he can walk trot canter comfortably but has never galloped or delt with a horse being silly (we are moving to worcester you see so I thought it may be an option)

I have been riding for 21 years so he'd be ok for me but worried too much for OH
 
shadowboy said:
hmmm my OH wanted me to sell one of mine in order for us to get a horse we could share- but he may well be too much for the OH- he can walk trot canter comfortably but has never galloped or delt with a horse being silly (we are moving to worcester you see so I thought it may be an option)

I have been riding for 21 years so he'd be ok for me but worried too much for OH
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To be honest, he is 100% apart from in a group. he changes into a diff horse.
i would put a novice on him in the school on the road and in open fields on his own.
He goes past lorries, motorbikes anything really. I had him after a 10year gap of riding, and straight away he gave me the confidence to go out on my own in the woods cantering everywhere and looking after me.
only thing is about men loaning is weight, I had a few inquiries about him last time from men and they were all 17st+ he is well built MW hunter type but as his injury was his back I wouldnt want anyone heavier than 14st riding him.
 
skewbald86 said:
To be honest, he is 100% apart from in a group. he changes into a diff horse.
i would put a novice on him in the school on the road and in open fields on his own.
He goes past lorries, motorbikes anything really. I had him after a 10year gap of riding, and straight away he gave me the confidence to go out on my own in the woods cantering everywhere and looking after me.
only thing is about men loaning is weight, I had a few inquiries about him last time from men and they were all 17st+ he is well built MW hunter type but as his injury was his back I wouldnt want anyone heavier than 14st riding him.
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Wow- those were some big guys! No my OH although 6 foot is only 12 stone so well within your limit. I'll have to talk to him about this- he's not back till wednesday (away with family in their villa in Spain) but its a possibility!! Where is he living at the moment?
 
If he's close to you, I'd pop along and visit, for my own peace of mind! It may be possible to speak to the loaners, to try and sort something out. They should have the welfare of the horse at heart, as much as you! Just a suggestion, but if it is financial, could you contribute to his costs and they continue to look after him while you (both?) look for a suitable new loaner? After all, if he came home, you would have to pay for him anyway, and that might take the pressure off? I have just had a pony come home unexpectedly off loan ( he was evicted, but that's another story!) and although there was a contract in place stating a month's notice either side, I took him back pretty much immediately. If someone actually doesn't want your horse/pony, a lot can happen in a month, but from what I understand, yours just can't afford him! Mine lodged with a friend for a week until we got something sorted out. I think we're stuck with it for the forseeable future!
 
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