Loaning my pony

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grace00234

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i'm considering putting my 13.3 up for loan as ive had no luck selling him. im only considering it if its at someone elses yard because i need his stable for a new horse but im not sure how much to charge and how loaning works.. if he's at someone elses yard do i still have to pay for shoeing etc? i really just need a run through of how to handle everything and how much to charge.
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Ive loaned on three occassions successfully.The owner paid insurance and I paid for everything else.Make sure you have a loan agreement and go to the yard.Speaking to yo is good idea and references if possible.
 
when we loaned our pony the loaners paid for everything (they could do what they liked with him) including insurance. they just gave him back when he became injured so vets bills too much.

always sign a contract when loaning- even if loaning to friends.
 
We have loaned out a few ponies in the past and had some on loan. At no time did we pay or expect to get paid for the loan. We did however pay for everything for the ponies, shoeing, vets, insurance, etc. Luckily we have never had a bad experience
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It is important for the person loaning to insure the pony/horse for a realistic value, one owner said her horse was worth £5000, and we should insure for that but I argued the case of what value the insurance would pay out, and we agreed on £2500
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I have always gone to see where the pony would live, and in the case of the pony going to a livery yard I would also insist on going to their own private house, and inside said house to make sure they lived there. I know one can still be 'had' by unscrupulous people, like the lady in the H&H last week who's horses had been sold off for dog food whilst out on loan
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There are draft loan agreements you can get from the BHS and similar places and I would strongly advise you take a look at one of them before you loan for the first time. Also, if you are loaning because you can't sell and have no room for two, just be prepared for the call late one evening from the loan hoe asking you to take said pony back the following day!

Maybe you might revise the price for selling if you really don't want the pony back? Whatever you decide Grace, good luck!
 
I have a pony on full loan atm; I signed a contract;
I pay for everything as he's at my place.

I had to take two proofs of ID and send a copy of the insurance details. The contract includes a list of everything he owns including feed/water buckets, headcollars etc etc!!

Have a look on the BHS website, there maybe an example on there
 

I have a pony on loan for my daughter. He is at my yard and I pay for everything. He is insured, but only third party as his owner is my vet so vet fees shouldn't be much of a problem. If this wasn't the case however I would make sure I had a contract written up to state how things would work should large vets fees arise (I think the routine stuff should be paid for by the loanees).
 
We have loaned a pony before and paid for all of his upkeep including annual tet/flu boosters. We collected him and had an inventory of his belongings that came with him. I was the one who insisted on having a loan aggreement as the owner wasn't bothered about one initially. We are currently looking to loan with view to buy an approx 13.2hh family type pony and we are in West Yorks if anyone has something suitable.
 
I think with loaning there are no set rules. You can make up the rules, so long as all parties are in agreement and you have it in writing. When I had a pony on loan I just paid a set amount towards his upkeep each month and all I had to do was ride and groom him. However, my situation was a bit different as he stayed living at the owner's yard and was effectively was on part livery.
 
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