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ticobay831

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I know that this probably wouldnt bother some people, but it really bothers me, i dred to think what would happen to my boy if anything happend to me, theres no one i know id want to leave him with, no one else in my family is horsey and it really bothers me sometimes.
Does anyone else think about this??
Has anyone made any arrangements in case it does happen.?

Sorry i know its a bit morbid maybe its just my age :-/
 
I'm not concerned about me (Not yet, I don't have my own yet) but I have thought if something happens to the YO, what will happen to the horses?! I'm sure she has something in mind and it's not something I'd ask her :P
I do wonder what I'll do when I get my own, I'll be watching this thread with interest for ideas!
 
We have left money in our will to provide for our horses I also have a list in which I leave my thoughts on each of them and the names of my friends who I would trust to help my family sort this brother knows where this I update this from time to time.
 
It is something to think about.
Our families would do their best but if we made it clear what we wanted then their lives would be made easier and no difficult decisions to make.
A lady at our yard died unexpectedly in her sleep last year, healthy lady early forties.
Her husband wanted the best for her horse so sought advice from close horsey friends.
He decided not to sell but loan the horse so he still had some contact and a say in what happened.
 
my pony goes either to the girl who rides her twice a week whose mother is a friend of mine, or to my neighbour who will compete her affiliated.

my tb will go to my sharer if she wants him or be sold to a competative home - sale price to then go to friend to help support pony.

my 32 year old would just come with me.

It's all on paper and my partner knows.
 
Yes i thought about a charity, i must look into it...

I dont have anyone to leave him to :-(

Any offfers....lol

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Me and friend have made arrangments although she only wants me to keep a specific one of her 6 horses and one of her 6 dogs I am responsible for getting good homes. I would only expect her to keep Toffee for me and rehome the dogs.
 
I've thought of this often, my horse is 33 now, I won't get another for that reason.

I have told/asked my friend who used to own a horse that should anything happen to me he was hers, BUT in a way I know it sounds horrible, but I would consider pts at his age, nobody can look after him like me, its also difficult to expect someone to pay for him, all his supplements, livery etc, to have a horse dumped on you, I don't know........

My pension plan I belong to in work will pay out a lump sum on my death and money to my OH so I guess I could say to use that to look after him, still not sure I'd want to leave him behind.

I do think about it though alot....... dieing and stuff

What a cheery thread lol
 
Tbh I would gift to a charity in my will as a last resort. I don't have a will yet. But have always said my family must keep him and my YO to make most decisions. Possibly I ought to put something in writing...
 
My horse is 29 and the cat is 16 (at least). I have made it generally well known that if something fatal happened to me both would be PTS immediately (also how I want my horse put down - by injection). It would be wise for anyone who has genuine fears to have a savings fund and make an entry in their will. There is always the danger that the horse could end up in the hands of a non-horsey relative who just thinks getting rid as quick as poss would be best all round and sends it to the local sales ring.
 
I MUST make a will! I was thinking about this today. I would leave my two horses to my sister with the instructions that if she is unable to financially or otherwise care for them, that they be PTS. My mare is eighteen and retired through injury. She needs lots of mental stimulation to keep her happily retired. She is also on pracend for her cushings and has to be kept on a strict diet to prevent laminitis. My gelding is ten this year and has been operated on for a bone chip in his hock and for kissing spine, from which he is currently being 'rehabbed'. He would need specialist care for the rest of his life in that even if I am able to ride him again, he would need his back keeping well exercised and strong. Neither of them are ideal candidates for being sold or loaned.
 
I know someone who had a horse left to them in the persons will. I have thought about this a lot as am currently quite ill and my friend has agreed to take him on who I trust implicitly should I die :)
 
I have left my horse to the Blue Cross, I contacted them, they sent me a form to fill in telling them about her & they got back to me agreeing to take her , they also included advice on how to word that section of my will.
The Blue Cross is a rehoming charity, not a sanctuary so they will only take horses with a realistic chance of being rehomed.
My other horse is a Blue Cross horse so she will automatically be returned to them, I thought them going together will help them cope better with the upheaval.
My Blue Cross horse has been really ill recently, the field officer has been in regular contact with me & she has spoken to my vet, so I'm happy that my other horse will be found a good home & monitored.
They don't ask for a donation, although I have left them some money & all my tack & rugs to cover any costs.
 
fatpiggy said:
My horse is 29 and the cat is 16 (at least). I have made it generally well known that if something fatal happened to me both would be PTS immediately (also how I want my horse put down - by injection). It would be wise for anyone who has genuine fears to have a savings fund and make an entry in their will. There is always the danger that the horse could end up in the hands of a non-horsey relative who just thinks getting rid as quick as poss would be best all round and sends it to the local sales ring.
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Ditto - my horses are both to be PTS - have named the vets/their contact details and everything - but my cat is to be rehomed via a local charity with a substantial donation.
 
There was a good article in the British Horse magazine the other month that outlined all the options and explained the sort of things you need to include. Stuff like if you leave your horse to a friend leave some money for its keep or allow them to keep the selling costs towards their expenses etc.

It is really important, especially for those of us who don't have horsey family.

Luckily for me my husband is horsey and could keep her if he wanted to and could afford to or find her a suitable home. My sister is also horsey and could also keep her or find her a suitable home.
 
My horses would be dealt with by my mother. I have 2 veteran ponies which she pretty much looks after 50% of the time anyway so she'd just keep them. With my competition horse, I just said to her to sell him to a really good home - I know she'd be very particular about where he went so I would totally trust her with that.

I dont even have a will as yet though (probably should, just me and my partner assume things will be dealt with by our parents!). Would this need to be written into a will, ie. what automatically happens with animals?!
 
I have left mine to a charity (also the dogs) with money from my estate. I have no relatives so do worry about what would happen in between me dropping off the twig and my solicitor sorting things out. I also have a total dread of dying at home and no one finding me for ages and the dogs being left in the house with me. God I feel depressed now !
 
I know quite a lot of people who've put instructions in their wills on what is to happen to their horses. I haven't done this yet, but I think everyone around me knows what will be best for my two:

My retired, unsound ex-racehorse will be pts, and that's ok. I'd rather that, than him being beaten or going hungry somewhere. I know the idea of leaving them to charities is nice, but many of the charities are full or nearly already. In fact this horse came from a charity, and when I retired him, I asked them if he could retire there but they had no space.

My other horse is healthy, talented and in his prime, so it would be in his best interests if he was sold to a nice competition home - but that would only be over my dead body :o:D
 
I'm rewriting my Will and realise this ought to be covered. At present we have the kids' pony and if anything happened to both of us, I'd love the kids to be able to keep their pony. I need to talk to Solicitor about putting in something asking the guardians to try to ensure this happens... I realise I also need to cover any horse I end up buying for myself. Tricky one that and I need to give it some thought.
 
I'm only twenty but in my will she goes to my mum if she was over twenty there would be money for her to go to a retirement home although mum would probably keep her on grass livery knowing her. Dog goes to them aswell but they would keep anyway even if I didnt ave a will only got one so I know my son I provided for
 
this thread got me thinking- i have a will to provide for my children but didnt think about my beloved pony.... something that i must give some proper thought about.

ticobay831 said:
Yes i thought about a charity, i must look into it...

I dont have anyone to leave him to :-(

Any offfers....lol

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hes gorgeous... i'll pop my name down for him ! lol
 
MagicMelon said:
My horses would be dealt with by my mother. I have 2 veteran ponies which she pretty much looks after 50% of the time anyway so she'd just keep them. With my competition horse, I just said to her to sell him to a really good home - I know she'd be very particular about where he went so I would totally trust her with that.

I dont even have a will as yet though (probably should, just me and my partner assume things will be dealt with by our parents!). Would this need to be written into a will, ie. what automatically happens with animals?!
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Animals are just treated as any other possession. So if you have no will they would be passed under the intestacy laws the same as your money, car etc etc so would most likely go to your parents if you are unmarried and without children.

If you have a will do include your animals if you want specific things to be done or for provision for the costs of their care to be made.

How specific you need to be depends upon how knowledgeable your family are and how specific the needs of your horses are so if you had a horsey friend or relative you might want to just leave them to that person and allow them to decide in the circumstances whether to keep, sell, give away or PTS, if your family are less horsey you may need to make quite specific provision.

Do think about the fact that you may not have the same horses when you die as when you make yoru will and that their circumstances may change (e.g. soundness) so either make the provisions flexible or allow for the will to be updated and remember to do it.
 
children... :-0 oops forgot about them...lol

not really :-)

very interesting, thanks for all the feed back, its given me somthing to work on.
It bothers me allot because the family just wouldnt have a clue and if they sold him to anyone and he was mistreated, id haunt them....
id be the evilist poltergeist you could ever imagine... lol

My 28 year old would definaly be PTS but hopefully i will out live him, but my baby is only 7 and as mentioned previously by someone no one can look after him like i do, i cant even imagine him surviving without me, :-/

He is a bit gorjuss ;-) x
 
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