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Sam Wileman

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Good afternoon...brand new so please bare with me and please dont pour scorn on me for what I am about to ask as I know alot of people on here are against it.

I am 26 with two kids (well 3 if you count the husband!) and I am in a situation where a can offer a horse a good home, however, I can't afford to buy.

I know alot of people are struggling to meet the cost of keeping a horse in the current financal crisis and I have heard that some are being put to sleep just because owners can't afford to keep them.

I have been riding many years and have just returned after having a break to start (and finish!) having a family. I now find I have time on my hands (I dont work). As it's been a few years since I was on a yard, I am 'out of the loop' so to speak as I know alot of people will not be advertising the fact they can't afford to keep their horses.

I have a smashing yard lined up (stable and grazing), I am currently having refresher lessons with a lovely lady and would continue these with my new horse, I even have transport arranged.

If you know of anyone in the situation I have discibed above please get in touch.

Thanks for reading. :)
 
Hello!

Have you tried contacting the ILPH or RSPCA? There are alot of websites with horses being advertised to loan - you could put an advert on there as well. Maybe mention that you are willing to do a trial period at their yard first.
 
Welcome Sam!

I have to say it sounds like you have everything in place to be able to take on a horse practically.

However, what I would say however is that if you don't have the money to buy a horse, what happens for example when you need a new saddle, or vet treatment not covered by insurance or any of the other large costs that horse owners often find themselves facing unexpectedly?

Personally I feel a reasonable sum of money set aside for emergencies is a necessity when either loaning or buying a horse.

Is this something you feel you could work on?
 
Hi LaurenM,

I have looked at alot of horse charity sites and left my details with the ones in my area, but meny of them only re-home within so many miles because they like to check up on the horse, which is understandable. The only other thing is, due to my height and weight, I would be looking for a horse 15.3+, the horse charties seem to only have ponies.

I think its such a shame that here I am with time on my hands, I am iching to get stuck in.

Thanks for your reply. :)
 
Hi Persephone.

I couldn't agree with you more.

I do have a reasonable amount of money put to one side in a 'just in case' pot, which when it comes to horse ownership, I know is a must. I could go out and buy a horse with this money, but then would be stuck if, god forbid, anything happened.

I know if I was looking to re-home any family pet, a good home would come before price.

Thank you for your reply,
 
I do agree that buying a horse is the cheap bit, running them can be very costly.

For many yrs, I rode other peoples and took on loan horses. Mostly the horse would stay with the owner and be under their care, but I would do the day to day riding/ looking after. Perhaps this type of situation would work better for you?

I would ride their horse & look after it when they couldn't. I had my own rider insurance, but they covered the vets / teeth / etc. I chipped in for shoes / feed / rugs as and when.
 
That's good news :) I do think a lot of people get a nasty shock when they realise how horses can teleport money away from their owners :p

Good Luck with yoir search. There have very recently been a couple of posts regarding homes needed on her.

Try looking back a couple of pages.
 
Afternoon DollyDolls.

In the past I have loaned horses as well as helped others with theirs.

I will put my hands up and admit that I wear my heart on my sleeve and have been badly hurt in the past with this arrangement.

I would rather have one horse to focus all my love and attension on.

Thank you for your reply.
 
Love and attention is great...but paying vet bills is more costly.
For example, one of mine just had surgery for colic, and I've had to pay £5k for it.
So if you do find a horse to loan, make sure you have prepared for every eventuality.
Good luck.
S :D
 
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