To loan or sell? (long)

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It's getting to the time of year that i need to start thinking about what to do with my youngster. I was planning to sell him around april time. However one of the girls at the yard has just found out that her mare is unexpectedly in foal. the girl is 14 and disappointed coz she was planning to show her and take her to pony club camp. my boy was backed by me last year and i want to sell him as a childs pony. so should i offer him to her on loan for the summer so that she can go to pony club and he can get some great experience? if so what sort of things should i include in the agreement as ive never loaned out before?
 
pony is rising 5. her mare is only 6 and when she got her she had only ever hunted. she has done well with her schooling wise etc. she helped me when i showed him some coloured poles and is a quiet secure rider. he would stay at the yard so i could keep an eye on him too.
 
If you don't want to sell him just yet and you feel she is capable enough for him then let her have him on a short term loan and if you are still happy within a few months extend the loan. As you said he willl still be on your yard and you can keep an eye on him.
 
I'd let her loan him as long as you are confident she can so him justice. If you then sell him, you'll be able to add things like, he's attended PC Camp etc which will help with selling.

It is seriously kind of you to even consider loaning instead of selling.
 
That's a nice gesture on your part if not only that she is capable enough, which you say she is and you will be on hand anyway, but that her parents are actually able to afford the cost of a second pony, well third really if you count the foal! Perhaps it might be an idea to sound them out first before you say anything to the girl in case they cannot justify the extra cost? I was offered a pony like that as a child of 13 and went happily home to tell him but my Dad refused because he couldn't afford it. At the time I was everything you can think of, it soured relations with him a long time but looking back, I understand how bad he felt having to say no too. If they had only asked his permission first a lot of that would have been avoided.
Good luck, I hope it works out for you all and a good Pony Club pony is worth their weight in gold so all good experience for him.
Another thing, if after she has him on loan which will hopefully increase his value, please remember she has put the work in to a certain extent so she deserves a) the credit and b) a small financial gift as thanks when he is sold; that would only seem fair I think.
 
Thanks gingerbird. to be honest i can't really afford to keep him anymore but im so attached to him and i know its going to break my heart to sell him so this way i can still see him and know that he is out having fun getting experience and not have the cost of keeping him. also i know the girl is desperate to go to PC and she has been very helpful in the past so as i see it it benefits both parties?
 
I think its a lovely idea and I am sure she will be made up (providing her parents are willing to pay to keep another horse). Like said above, it will also help with the selling in the end as he will have been out and about a bit.
 
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