Part loaning, does it work

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After losing daughters horse last year i am reluctant to buy another as she will be off to uni in 18 months and she hasnt got the time for full time responsibility esp in winter due to studies,part time job and in future volunteer work for uni application, plus i dont want to be left having to sell or look after another horse.

We are going to view a nice sounding 16.2 school mistress,been there and done it who is available for part loan.To be kept at owners yard with full facilities ,option to train,compete,hack with others etc for reasonable monthly sum,half livery and farrier for 3- 4 days but sounds v flexible. Owner is concentrating on her youngster and other than yard being a 20 minute drive from home i can see no pitfalls. Obviously we need to try her as we would any horse but am interested to know how it works for other people. As a teenager having kept a horse at home she really likes the idea of having other people to ride with etc but can still hopefully get good a levels...
 
If the mare and your daughter get on - it sounds like a perfect set up (Ok would be better if the mare was 5 mins away, not 20 ;) ).
 
This is EXACTLY why I didn't get my own - I was off to uni and parents didn't have the knowledge to look after a horse by themselves.

For me - it was honestly the best thing I ever did and I've been so lucky. Owner now says that Kelly is as much mine as she is hers!

10 years later, I'm still sharing (different) horse with the same owner and I now see the horse every day and give owner lifts to/from work, stables, home etc - she won't take any payment off me anymore, unless I can buy food/pay farrier/dentist/vet before she does!!

When I'm home from uni, I go down to yard early and try and get the jobs of both horses done so all she has left to do is ride and she gets a break! In return, I get to ride my share and her other horse regularly.

I think it's the only way I'll be able to 'have' a horse at the moment, less money, less time (or it was when I was doing 2 days a week! :p) - I've done GCSEs, A Levels and a degree this way and wouldn't change it for the world! I can't see me ever stopping sharing Kelly tbh, she means a lot to me and I love having her!

As long as you go into it with your eyes open and make sure all parties are happy (and get a contract) you should be fine. You can only try it!
K x
 
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I had a teenage shared for mine for a year, worked fantastically. If I hadn't liked her so much I would have begged her parents not to buy her own for her after a year!
 
I had my first pony on part loan two days per week diy 20 mins away from me for £20 per week, worked really well once I learnt not to let him take the mick! Took him on full loan few months after and still have him now!
 
I'm in the same position as your daughter, I take my final A level exams in a few months and then am off to university in Durham so having my own horse isn't an option.
I tried looking for a part loan after my GCSE's and went to try a horse who sounded perfect, he unfortunately he didn't turn out to be quite the gentleman I was told! In end I decided not to loan a horse and continued having lessons at a local yard a couple of times a week. I have to say that for me I think I made the right decision as there is no way I could have maintained my grades and had a horse. Of course it depends on what degree your daughter wants to do as to what grades she needs and how much time she can afford to give up. I knew I wanted to do law and my grades for university are pretty much straight A*'s so I know I couldnt have achieved this whilst having a horse, even on part loan.
Having said that I think part loaning can definately work as long as you are realistic about time constraints and the impact on school work etc.
Good luck with the new horse if you decide to go for it :)
 
It can do, depend on the match of the horse, owner and loaner.
I've had some fab ones and one not so good. I have a horse of full loan (but at loaners yard) I'm still good friends with them and thoughly enjoyed them and in return then treat them like royalty.
 
As Princess Jess said, you have to balance time and horses effectively - but I managed Biology, Chemistry, Physics and English Language A Levels and a degree in Bioveterinary Science (currently getting firsts in my modules) and a lot of my friends who went to vet school had their own horses at the time - they took theirs with them, so it can be done!! ;)
K x
 
Due to rising costs, I took a loaner for horse in my sig, she is working out brill, only 16 but very responsible she jumps him well, and I drive him, very versatile horse.... He loves her and she is doing natural horseman stuff with him, he follows her like a puppy dog. I get bit jelouse now and then !
 
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