What options do I have with Soap now?... loan, sell, get him stuffed?... ;)

I think it is worth remebering and mentioning in his add that he was qualified for ROR (and would have won ;) if he hadn't injured his back leg)

I'll admit that I'm not sure what exactly it invloves, but presumably he had to qualify therefore he must be good at what he does and he is good looking. So even if he will never stand up to much ridden work someone could have lots of fun showing him and probably some decent success!

Not that it helps but I know of a very good home here in Aus....
 
I think there are loads of homes out there - at my yard there are two people who categorically do not and will not jump, they hack out, do the occasional fun (no jumps!!) ride and the odd flatwork lesson. Their horses have every need catered for and live the life of Riley - and I know that one of them was looking for a second horse so she could ride out with her husband on their cob. It would probably take a while to find the ideal home but there are most definitely lots out there, Im in the same county as you so if you do decide to loan I can put the word out for you. :)
 
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a buy back clause and a no jumping clause - good plan
It won't be worth the paper it's written on, I'm afraid.



Well, i've done it 3 times now, and it has worked every time. so far, i know...
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Chloe, have the agreement signed as a deed (have a witness sign for both signatories). Say that you have right of first refusal (ROFR) for X price. Say that any on-sale by the purchaser in breach of the ROFR clause will be deemed void. Yes they can still of course on-sell, but you'd have some hope fo recovering him if they did.

Hope he comes sound, good luck.
 
There are homes out there for horses like soap, a friend of mine has her ex eventer out on loan he has arthritis but is only 13 and sound and his loan family love him, he still does alsorts at local level. Just a case of waiting until the right person comes along.
 
i think there is a place for him dont panick, whilst ive got my baby i wanted a nice hack, and through hho found a lovely horse, he has bone spavins so he will be suited to a quieter life with me, on the plus sides he also fits the bill as a companion and will be a nanny to my 3 yr, so i can get him leading off the newby out on roads etc.

If all goes well I will do a bit of ridden showing with him next year.

ideally i was looking for a loan of a year but this lad seems so perfect and come next year when my baby is broken then he can stay and oh can have a wander about with him, so as its ended up as long as the owner want him on loan he can stay long term.

from the other side as a loaner, im happy for the owner to come and check him when ever she wants, even with out notice, and will update her all the time and keep the lad how she wants him kept.

so there you go.. not hope is lost!
 
I haven't read through your complete thread, but a horse like soap on loan was what I was looking for this time last year, and found it next to impossible because of all of the other people also looking!

If he is well behaved hacking, and nice mannered in the stable and so on, I don't think that you will have any trouble finding him a loan home. Just make sure that it is with the right people.

Could you not loan him on the condition that he stays where he is now, so you can keep an eye?
 
I have to agree with CPT's opening statement... (although I dont agree fully with the barefoot route but thats a long story) ... in that one persons Nav changes is another persons ... well.... nothingness.

My old fella was written off 7 years ago with bone changes and lesions on his Nav bone. He was referred to Newmarket and they saw the same changes and dismissed them as, under further investigation (using scintigraphy), they had nothing to do with his lameness (caused by a teensy dot of arthritis on his fetlock joint).

OK, so he was still lame BUT the original diagnosis was wrong and he came right with appropriate care and still does what we both feel up to, to this very day. Hes now 18. The first vet recommended that he was PTS at 11....

If Soap was my horse, I'd wait to get that back leg sorted then more or less bring him back into work with a view to further investigation if he goes down hill.
 
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If Soap was my horse, I'd wait to get that back leg sorted then more or less bring him back into work with a view to further investigation if he goes down hill.
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Yeah this is what I have decided to do, the back leg is clouding things and the fact that he's been 100% sound all the time I've had him competing etc makes me think that for the front foot to simultaneously become an issue at the exact same time would be a bit too much of a coincidence.

I'm hoping best case scenario is the front foot has always been like that and when he's sound behind he will be sound in front again and back to normal...

But I am impatient and only time will tell on this unfortunately :)
 
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If Soap was my horse, I'd wait to get that back leg sorted then more or less bring him back into work with a view to further investigation if he goes down hill.
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I agree 100% with this. I know you want to explore all options based on a worst case scenario but the bony changes in front could well be perfectly normal for him with nothing to compare them to so don't write him off prematurely! I think if you get the back leg sorted and he's sound, bring him back into work and if he's sound and stays sound then sell him as intended with a clear conscience. Obviously you can disclose the x-rays to potential purchasers but it does seem wrong to write him off based on an x-ray which may be his norm given his soundness history.
 
He sounds lovely and I am sure that you couldceasily find a long term loan with someone like me. I grew up competing but after having a family have neither the time nor the courage to compete much now and I most certainly like to keep all four hooves on the ground. I took a 12 yr old ex eventer who needed a quieter life and we just hack a bit and do a bit of low level dressage now. If he stays sound on light work then that kind of life might suit him well.
 
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