Ownership when a horse is free to good home...

[Scampi]

Long story but have been offered a little colt, current owner doesnt want anything for him.

She will hand over his passport but how can we get proof of ownership? We just dont want to take him on for then 6 months down the line, she wants him back claiming he is hers

 

[howengold]

get a reciept made up and ask her to sign it.

 

[hadfos]

Give her a £10 and get reciept

 

[gillianfleming]

I think you need to get a contract/receipt that just states what is happening.

I was gifted a pony recently and the owner sent away the passport for change of ownership.

 

[martlin]

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Give her a £10 and get reciept

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A tenner?!!! That's a daylight robbery, I wouldn't pay more than £1

 

[AmyMay]

She signs the horse over to you - which enables you to then have the passports updated.

Or give her a quid and exchange receipts.

 

[Scampi]

Yes but by who? solicitor?

 

[zozo]

i thought it had to be a ginea (sp) to be a legally bounding amount of money when it comes to horses, as if it goes to court or some thing a £1 is not enough or some thing like that but i could be completely wrong!!!

 

[AmyMay]

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Yes but by who? solicitor?

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No, you can type it up yourself - with you both signing the document. You need two copies so that you have one each. With the date also. And a description of the colt.

 

[Stateside]

I once bought a yearling for a £1 as she was going to be put down due to wind sucking & cribe bitting , The lady only wanted a penny to make it legal but I thought that was a insult. she gave me a receipt for a Pound , Job done.
Turned out a little cracker 16.1hns, a friend bought her of me as a 3 yr old for £1500 and was pleased as punch. did all the riding club activities.

 

[cmg]

If you have an exchange of agreements, make sure your signatures are witnessed.

 

[Donkeymad]

best way it to pay something, maybe £5, and have a duplicated receipt, both sign it, and get an independant witness to sign (and date) it too.

 

[QUICKFIRE]

Pay a £1 and get other party to give you a receipt and passport, pony must have a PASSPORT, who is going to have the pony gelded?

 

[competitiondiva]

Pay for it even if it's just a pound or a guinea and get a receipt, covers you both. I believe ownership is usually settled by the production of a receipt in most cases, and don't forget the passport change of ownership.

 

[Angua2]

Both my free to a good home horses had recipts and I payed a pound for each. When I "gave " my good friend one she paid a pound and signed the receipt

 

[BankEndRescue]

draw up a transfer of ownership document and make sure you have it witnessed by someone on both the owners and your side

 

[JanetGeorge]

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Long story but have been offered a little colt, current owner doesnt want anything for him.

She will hand over his passport but how can we get proof of ownership? We just dont want to take him on for then 6 months down the line, she wants him back claiming he is hers

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There is a section in the passport to record change of ownership - the owner fills it in and signs it. You send it to the PIO to record the change of ownership. Money DOESN'T have to change hands - nor do you need a lawyer to draw up a 3 line document saying that Mrs.XXXX of YYYYY is transferring full ownership of the horse ZZZ to Miss AAAAA of

Both parties sign!

I was given an in-foal broodmare on 'just want a good home for her' terms and didn't get anything in writing - although we'd exchanged e-mails. Later, she decided she wanted the mare and foal back. After exchanges of letters, and an attempt by her to steal them back, it went to court - I won! Courts aren't stupid (and it was Small Claims - so cost me nothing!) But it would have saved time and hassle factor if I'd got it in writing first!

 

[Pep12]

My horse was gifted to me and we just did it via the passport as above poster has stated. Have had him for 7 years now and no problems.

 

[Lindy222]

Definitely pay a fiver - absolutely no question then, if you keep the receipt safely!! I did this a few years ago - paid a tenner I think.

So-called friend was angry when I sold her ex-pony for decent money a year later. However, no profit made by me, as I had to pay livery bills etc.!!! Also, I had to put in a huge amount of time to get her sane!!