measles
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This might sound like a strange post, especially coming from me, but a very good friend has the most spectacular and super 16.2hh mare with us. She had a seriously nice Flipper e'Elle foal last year and we have brought her very carefully back into work. However, she has become unlevel again behind and after lengthy investigations and with the blessing of a very experienced and senior vet my friend wants to find a broodmare home for her.
Therein lies the issue. My friend's instinct would have been to loan her as a broodmare to ensure that she is not ridden again but she has recently sold her UK base and now lives overseas so is not in a position to take her back again, perhaps at short notice.
Has anyone sold a horse with a caveat that it must not be ridden, or a similar restriction of use, or has anyone known of this being possible? My thoughts are that it will be very easy to mention when selling but that once she is sold nothing put in place may be honoured. The mare is only 8yo and so nice that someone might try again which is not, for the horses sake, what my friend wants. She would put her purpose as a broodmare only in a receipt or sales agreement but we know that might be worthless.
Other than keeping and loaning her out has anyone any suggestions about how to go about addressing this issue when a new home is found?
Therein lies the issue. My friend's instinct would have been to loan her as a broodmare to ensure that she is not ridden again but she has recently sold her UK base and now lives overseas so is not in a position to take her back again, perhaps at short notice.
Has anyone sold a horse with a caveat that it must not be ridden, or a similar restriction of use, or has anyone known of this being possible? My thoughts are that it will be very easy to mention when selling but that once she is sold nothing put in place may be honoured. The mare is only 8yo and so nice that someone might try again which is not, for the horses sake, what my friend wants. She would put her purpose as a broodmare only in a receipt or sales agreement but we know that might be worthless.
Other than keeping and loaning her out has anyone any suggestions about how to go about addressing this issue when a new home is found?