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well i took on a 6yr old unbroken welsh D (chestnut in sig) on loan for a year to break in cause it was my first time and obviously if i needed help i have people i know and the owner. Ok so hears the problem we asked her around christmas if she would consider selling him to us cause she is way to big and heavy for him and hasn't got the time for him having 6 horses, she said ask in the spring. She came to check up on him the other day and so while she was there we asked her if she has decided whether or not to sell him (i consider this round about spring time) She is 7mths pregnant and is expecting a girl, again she said she doesn't know. I am actually quite upset becaus i have done everything with this horse aswell as spent alot of money on its cr*p feet and teeth as well as time and all other costs that come with horses. I haven't been bonding with him cause i didn't want to get attached as i knew he had to go back however he has bonded with me and when she came he stayed with me and didn't even look her way i don't know what to do please help i wish i had never even started this and will never loan again
 
I'm sorry to hear this, but that is the risk you run with loan horses (sorry to be blunt). You put in all the hard work and money just for the owners to take them back.

That is why I would never loan!
 
I think you are in an unfortunate position, and you need to get a definite answer from her one way or the other. Ask her to let you know what she intends to do, it sounds as if she is using you. She must be one helluva of a size of she is too big for a Section D!!! They can carry an absolute ton...
 
I'm sorry to hear this, but she is within her rights. You could tell her that the uncertainty is upsetting you, but as HayMarket said, that's the risk with loan horses.
 
I think there is a clear distinction between loaning with a view to buy - when you agree a price in advance, and simply loaning which gives you all the work and responsibility but no real return in the long run. Sounds like you were in the second camp.

If she is being difficult, in your shoes I would return the horse..you don't know when it could be whipped away from you.

I don't have a problem with loaning, I have loaned out a horse and I have two on long term (effectively permanent) loan..but I know where I stand with mine and have always done so..and the owners trust me to do the right thing - we communicate regularly and in fact my pony's owner will be showing her at the Royal Show although I will have produced her.
 
thanks i know it can be a bit funny with loan horses. Its just that she hasn't even said thankyou for all that we have done with him and has another horse on loan and is singing the girls praises and is letting her take him to collage and telling us what hard work she has done with him and that she would never dream of taking him away from her. I am just going to have to see what happens i think, i don't know whether or not to bother finish breaking him in. is it worth it?
 
Just give her a buzz, tell her you are giving her a months notice and are returning the horse. Then the ball is well and truly in her court.
 
we are looking at houses to move in the next few months with land and have told her that we need to give him back earlier than expected and she was fine with him going back to her (would proberbly loan him out again) i think i am going to ring her tonight and see whats happening thanks everyone
 
loaning a horse is full of pitfalls. been there myself, i can safely say i'd never do it again unless it was with the ILPH etc.
i'd give the owner an ultimatum, either she sells the horse to you or she takes it back. tell her you are looking to buy a new horse, u'd love this 1 but if u can't have him then you're looking elsewhere.
i feel for u doing all the work, spending a small fortune, and getting no thanks for it, as i said been there done it. never will again!
good luck
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