My boy needs a loaner.....again (or is it loanee??)

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Hi. Having loaned my boy out and had him returned after only 2 weeks, I am once again looking for a loaner but I am not prepared to move him from his yard again for fear of another let down. To give you some insight (which you can read all his history over the last year on here by checking all my posts good or bad we have nothing to hide!). He is now back at his yard in West Sussex and a lovely lady T* has been caring for him and riding him for 5 weeks and fallen totally in love with him (you will meet her as she hopes to still help or ride him). He hacks out every day. He uses the horse walker. He attends the loca jumping clinic (with rider!). Boxes perfectly everytime. Hacks out alone or in company, I would say bombproof (again see previous posts, only ONE incident in one year). He is very eager to please, a little green (7 years old) but loves learning, schooling and wants to do whatever is asked of him. He will go a very very long way in any sphere with the right person. Alas I am in a different country and desperately want to bring him over but just cant. He is a potential show pony and his paces and conformation are brilliant, the judges (local shows only at this stage) all comment on him and adore him. He does need someone knowledgeable - he has feathers and a huge tail that takes some looking after and he can be bargey in the yard if you let him get away with it. The yard has fantastic facilities, great comraderie with wonderful people who all love him and will help you. Amazing hacking as it is in the middle of the countryside next to the Downs Link and a huge school. He is currently on DIY Livery but I may, and if you prefer, put him onto Grass Livery as he can certainly cope. If you are interested please pm me so I can talk to you or give you my partner's telephone number. Thanks.
 
Sorry couldn't help noticing you are now in Perth - I moved over to Bunbury last year.
Going back in 2 months - thankfully the horse is with my sister (thanks T) - I wanted to bring mine over originally - but the costs are extreme! Good luck on finding a loaner
 
T definitely wants him but alas I cannot afford to let her have him for free hence I need some financial assistance by way of a sharer with T or a loaner. Hence on my ad going into horsemart I have put "free help available" because she hopes to still see him / ride him / care for him etc.
 
I'm a bit confused, please explain.
You want someone else to come in and pay to look after and ride the horse, but 'T' gets it for free? Is she the one who takes him to the jumping clinic too? I doubt anybody would be interested in that, it seems a bit unfair
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Or have i got the wrong end of the stick?
 
When I read about sagas such as you have been having, it makes me so pleased that all the times I have emigrated I have sold my horses to suitable homes beforehand. I have, however, seen this happen so many times to friends who haven't chosen the route I did and have loaned out their horses to strangers; never have I known it to work; something always goes wrong and leaves the owner in a heck of a pickle when they are stuck half way round the other side of the world.

I hope for the sake of the horse, that you find someone who will give him a long term home, otherwise the potential for him to become confused and upset, is great if he keeps moving from person to person.

I do hope it all works out in the end for you. It's always a difficult decision regardless of which route one takes.
 
nikkiportia. T doesnt "get" him for free. T is simply proving to be a much valued and consistent person in my boys daily routine and life, they have bonded, and she is simply offering to stay a part of his life and to help, back up the new person should he or she want or need this. Some people find it quite a benefit to have someone at the yard who knows the horse very well and the yard routine (she works there) and can help. However if someone chooses to loan him totally and completely then of course, the agreement would be at theirs and mine's discretion and to suit the loaner. I am just eternally grateful for T taking him on at such short notice when the loaner practically dumped him back and renegged on the agreement. Hope that clarifies.
Tia, yes you are right about the concerns, mine ten fold, but alas I am not willing to sell him but on this occasion having moved him once, know that I am not willing to move him and unsettle him again. I have offered to fly home to sort this but realise it will be yet another person involved and even more confusing for him I am sure (if horses even remember their owners, god I hope so
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) My ex partner is also there offering some stability but just has neither the time nor funds to fully comply. Complicated? This is only the half of the moving saga since I left (non horse related)!!!
 
Oh I can believe it. I've emigrated 3 times in my life; never have they gone without worry or hiccups.

Good luck - oh and yes he will remember you. Horses have terrific memories.
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Having been in your shoes - (emigrated, loaned out horse, horse ended up being shoved from pillar to post and eventually broken by loan home) - I have to agree with Tia, and say if at all possible, sell him. It is impossible to deal with issues with a loan when you are so far away. I too had people at home that I was sure would help out with any difficulties, but when the s**t hit the fan and he was injured, I got the silent treatment from them all. I ended up paying full livery at a rehab centre for him for 6 months, which with the exchange rate, was a hell of a lot of money. I really really wish I had sold him when I left, or at least once I realised I wasn't coming home. Now he is only good for hacking and I am not sure I could sell him if I tried, as he will never pass a detailed vetting.

Sorry to be harsh, but really really think about this before you go through the loaning thing again....
 
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