Pretty much how loaning my horse out has gone...

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Lady comes to see my horse, really loves him wants to take him on loan... as anybody with half a brain cell would want to do as he is the best-est-best-est horse ever.

Drop horse off, has a month with new mummy and is the prince charming he always is.

Now new mummy has decided she doesnt want him... because he is 'too' big.

I am sure when she came to see him he was the same height 16.1hh and when I dropped him off he was 16.1 and im pretty sure when he comes home he will be 16.1, I have never heard of horses growing when they are 10 years old.

Hmmmm frustrating. :rolleyes:
 
Hmm, disapointing for you.

But isn't it best she realises he was too big before any accidents happen etc, it's not like she was neglecting him?
 
Sorry it hasn't worked out , must be very frustrating for you and unsettling for your horse. Hope things work out better for you both next time x
 
No Im not frustrated about the whole having him back etc... Its just surely when you look at an advert and it says how big a horse is, thats a slight give away but you think you'll go and try him out, as maybe he wont seem that big, thats fine too. But then after you have ridden the horse you have in your mind whether he seemed to big or too small etc.. and even if you have doubts, maybe its best to go and ride again..

just me maybe?? :p

I have been very understanding, as Ive never been a nervous rider, im happy to get on anything, size, height, temperament. Im trying to see it from a more nervous riders point of view.
 
5horses2dogsandacat said:
No Im not frustrated about the whole having him back etc... Its just surely when you look at an advert and it says how big a horse is, thats a slight give away but you think you'll go and try him out, as maybe he wont seem that big, thats fine too. But then after you have ridden the horse you have in your mind whether he seemed to big or too small etc.. and even if you have doubts, maybe its best to go and ride again..

just me maybe?? :p

I have been very understanding, as Ive never been a nervous rider, im happy to get on anything, size, height, temperament. Im trying to see it from a more nervous riders point of view.
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Sorry your going through this...I think there are genuine people out there & those that aren't.....and people who make excuses...and people who don't...just like people who come to joy ride your horse with no intention of buying...and those that perhaps try it with loans....perhaps the new trend...on a less cynical & more trusting of strangers note...at least you know he's safe & coming back to you...good luck with it all...God Horses/buyers can be such a headache..I don't know HOW some people sell things regularly or deal, I can think of anything more stressful!x
 
Its a 'You wouldnt believe it until you tried it,' kind of thing. Having to organise your life around someone elses, answering and replying to emails, voicemails etc.. When you have so many other things you need to be doing..

I think its best for my horse if I just keep him with me, get the arena finished and maybe look for a sharer, I think people will be more willing to share once I have somewhere for them actually to ride!! :p

Thanks for all the support though, I get pretty attached to my horses and sending him out on loan was pretty hard, there were a few tears involved in the nights coming up to dropping him. Im really pleased to have him coming home again :)
 
It sounds to me at some point she got scared.

When I loaned out my horse I insisted the girl rode her on a hack on her own and in company, on a XCountry Course and had a Showjumping lesson!!! It may seem overkill, but I really wanted her to understand what she was taking on before commiting. It was all a bit of a pain, but 18months later they are still happy together. (Though I think it may come to an end soon due to personal life issues, ohh la!).
 
Hope I'm not interrupting: but I can sympathise with OP - some people frankly don't know what they're taking on when they take a horse on loan.

I put an advert on-line for my boy; and was overwhelmed by the response. In the end I let him go to someone who'd asked if he could be kept on "working livery" at a yard some 20+ miles from me. It was a riding stables and I felt he'd be OK as (a) there'd always be someone experienced around, and (2) he'd be given the work he needed, which was why I'd offered him on loan in the first place as I just hadn't got time to ride him and it was a waste.

So anyway, I transported him to this yard, at my own cost (£30 fuel); and then stood back so that the borrower (let's call her Amanda - not her real name or anything like it) could bond with him and get to know him.

We'd both signed a loan agreement, stating that "Amanda" was responsible for ALL his livery bills. She'd got to ride him a few times and all seemed to be going well, or so I thought.....

Not even a month into the agreement, "Amanda" contacted me to say that due to "personal difficulties" she didn't think she could continue the loan.

After speaking to the YO, it transpired that she'd paid sweet FA for my horse's livery from the day he'd arrived, to the day that she'd formally told me that she couldn't continue with the livery.

YO has repeatedly tried to contact "Amanda" but she's suddenly unavailable and isn't answering her phone.

So I have told the YO that I will take on his livery costs until I can move him - hopefully early December, to a cheaper yard.

But why oh why did the blimmin girl take on the loan in the first place???? She's made a fool of not only me but the YO as well. He's not amused and neither am I.

And what's particularly annoying is that there were others that could have taken on my horse who would have been OK. Unfortunately - and stupidly - I didn't keep a record of anyone's names & contact details as I'd already promised "Amanda" she could have him and it was all fixed up.

Am so bleddy angry :(
 
I know your pain OP. I recently put my daughter's 11.2hh pony up for sale. I had four people come and look at her, she was perfect for all of them but they all decided she was too small!! Some after a 2nd viewing! People are just weird sometimes! Eventually I found a lovely home for the pony and she's settled in really well, just takes time I suppose.
 
Count yourself lucky. Mine went out to a fab loan home (really was), then injured herself in the field within a week and came back a few months later, for a long rehab. Seriously wish I'd never bothered but it wasn't the loaner's fault at all!
 
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