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Do you think the below ad for a horse on loan is having your cake and eating it?

Firstly it doesn't appear to be a loan as such but more of a share. Horse not done much but obviously ' loaner' would improve said horse and secondly if you have a horse on loan, surely you ride it when and as much as you want to and have sole responsibility of it? Seems like the advertiser wants somebody to bring the horse on and pay them for doing it as well, but availability of the horse to be discussed!

I have to admit that loaning horses is not something I would ever consider again as I have had miserable experiences with both horses on loan and loaning mine out but that's just my personal experience.

Am I over reacting or can you see through this ad too?


http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/stunning_cleveland_bay_for_loan_essex/107902
 
I don't see anything wrong with it tbh...it's broken, green schooled and hacking, just still wants an experienced rider to carry on with it to not learn bad habits [like any horse really]. I certainly wouldn't expect anyone to expect to just be able to do whatever with my horse for free.

If it was completely unbroken, or only literally JUST been backed....then possibly a different story.

Down to the owner at the end of the day :) For something you can ride as much/little asyou want suits a fair few people who also work or cannot commit to owning/loaning a horse fully, but can spare a few days a week etc. £120 a month isn't that much when you compare to how it costs much per lesson at a riding school now. :)
 
I can't see a problem with it at all. Why should you get the use of a horse for free?
It is a horse that is green schooling but is safe to hack etc.
Many people pay £30 + an hour to hack out at a riding school so sounds good to me.
 
I can't really see a problem really. £120 sounds a bit steep but then it's not clear how much you get to ride. Someone is bound to be interested.
 
I advertised for a share of one of my two horses, I didn't want any money - just time during the week or weekend to get them out, I said that I would pay for shoes,trips out to the beach and/or hunting - I didn't get any calls at all :confused:

Maybe if you charge this sort of money you will get more people interested:confused:
 
I started out paying £40 p/m for an 8 y/o 13.2hh gelding who jumped, hacked, schooled, showed...so yeah I think its a bit steep!! BUT mine started out as only a part loan :/ I more or less loan now, and don't pay anything as owner won't let me! (so I buy food and sneak it into the wagon etc or reach the farrier with cash first!)
Can't see anything wrong with the horse though, looks lovely :)
 
I don't think this ad is too bad but when I was searching for loans I used to find tons of adverts like you mention. It's green, need loaner to bring it on/can do whatever you want with it and then ditching the loaner once the pony is ready to go out and compete etc. In fact, it happened to me. And it was horrible. By sheer luck, he managed to pretty much find a dream home (well, one where he was adored and his sweet itch was managed within an inch of its life). I still think it was either a mircale or a fluke. I am happy he has found a home but I still miss him - I loved that little pony.
 
£120 Pw is half my livery bill....so if I was looking at a half share/loan then it would be a fair price for both parties. Half use of the horse = half it's costs. Quarter use of the horse = quarter of costs etc.
 
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