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i am looking for a horse for full loan/very cheap sale (if not free) to move to a yard of my choice PM me if u know anything please
to be kept in the scarborough area thanks
 
ILH, i know you've been looking for a horse for ages, but if you want serious replies you need to put more detail about what sort of horse you are after (size? Age? ), your own experience and what you are planning to do with the horse. Do you want a 11.2hh pony to fuss over, or a 17hh warmblood to jump BSJA?
 
well i am looking for a 15hh - 16hh must be able to jump a decent height dont mind what breed would like and allrounder to do some local shows with must be good to travel in box, clip anything else i dont mind. must be between 5and 15years old . i have had 4years experiance riding and mostly caring for horses and stable manegment
 
How decent height does it need to be able to jump, and how much do you consider to be cheap?

I like looking through www.horsequest.co.uk , there's a lot on there
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My friend is looking at Spirit next week to do BD on - he looks a lovely sort.

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aaah thats sweet! i must admit hes not my type of horse at all not into cremellos or arab types but he just looks like a genuine sweet horse doesnt he
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needs to be able to jump about 2ftish and i consider cheap to be about 2hundredish i am not rich

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None of us are rich (are we??)

But I think expecting a decent allrounder horse for £200 is a tad unrealistic. If you have so little funds i'd guess there isn't really a lot of spare cash for all the other odds and sods horses throw at us. Have you asked around for a share?
I have a horse for sale at meat money, or he can go on loan if I found the right home, he's fun, rewarding and not malicious but a nice allrounder, perfect in all ways he ain't!

Good luck!
 
1) Why the rush?
2) I would say you have less than 0.1% chance of finding what you are looking for at that price. For that price, the only hope in hell of getting what you want is a) a serious problem horse and hope you can work through it, but I don't know your experience level so don't know if you would be up to that or b) an off the track ex-racer who needs to be sold asap, which again will require experience to retrain, although not as much as in option a.
Don't get your hopes up about getting what you want for that price, If I were you I would be looking for a loan horse instead.
 
are you going to be able to afford to take on the full cost of a horse yourself? You mentioned before your parents arent interested in horses but will they help you pay? when you say you've loaned before have you taken on the full cost and committment or loaned riding school ponies/shared ponies? I only ask as if you haven't then there is a big difference and loaning a horse is a massive financial committment, as much so as buying
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ILH - dont take offence but if i had a horse for loan i wouldnt reply to someone 'needing a horse fast', with minimal explanation and saying they would buy one if it was £200 as they are not rich.

Firstly i would be concerned that you can afford to look after it. Secondly, from your posts you are not coming across very well.

Can i suggest that you re-phrase your future requests with more details of what you are looking for and what you can offer? Maybe advertise in your local paper and ask the local pony/riding clubs if they know anything. You really will not get many offers of loan with your current approach and anything that fits your criteria for £200 will have problems of one type or another.
 
If your parents are willing to pay to keep a horse I would suggest asking them to put aside the money they would spend on livery etc. for a few months. You'd be surprised how soon it adds up to enough to pay for a decent horse!
 
200 is what a horse costs to keep a months.. thats doing it cheep.. so you sure you can afford one.. and you sure you know enough to have one sorry.. you dont strike me as knowledgable..

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needs to be able to jump about 2ftish and i consider cheap to be about 2hundredish i am not rich

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If you only have a couple of hundred pounds then I would seriously reconsider whether you can really afford a horse
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And don't forget that once you have one, at the same time as buying the horse, you will need a saddle, a bridle, rugs, insurance, possibly will need shoeing as soon as you get it, wormer, jabs etc. A saddle alone will likely cost you over the price you are willing to pay for the horse. Or are you going to ride bare back and bridle less?
 
Riding 4 years and you think you're desperate - been waiting for about 17 years - am nearly at the stage where I can afford one, it's not a god given right to own a horse it's a privilige that most people work ridiculously hard for. I suggest you help out at a local riding school or offer yourself out for stable chores in return for rides, that's what the rest of us do, not demand a horse for £200!
 
If you can't afford to buy it, you can't afford to keep it.

With the exception of competition horses, the cheapest part of horse ownership is the cost of the horse.
 
i no how to look after a horse ye and i no the cost i had a horse on loan for about 1 1/2 and i paid for everything not ma parents me i can afford the weekly care its just the first cost the buying and i always do every thing by the horse if he needs something he will get it no matter wat so dont go around critisiszing wat u dont know
 
My boy costs me £150 per month in the summer to keep, and £235 per month in the winter. I am aware I have an unusually cheap horse to keep! (And thankful!)
This is just the basics, livery, shoeing, bedding, wormer etc. Add on vets costs, dentist, new rugs etc and it works out more, but I they are 'occasional' rather than 'everyday' costs, so I don't include it in the monthly average.
I haven't read your posts before but from what you have said and what others have, I'm just outlaying costs for you incase you haven't realised just how much it costs to keep a horse who is totally yours. If you have, I appologise, I just think it's better to say it incase you haven't fully comprehended the cost rather than leave it.
 
I'm sorry ILH but you really don't stand much chance of getting what you want for your budget. A schoolmaster is worth their weight in gold and sell for good money even when they're older. For example my friend's 16 year old 14.3hh schoolmaster cost her £2,500. If you can only afford £200 to buy are you able to afford at least £200 a month to keep the horse, plus buying tack, vets bills, etc? I honestly think you best bet would be looking for a part loan.
 
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