Lammy
Well-Known Member
I've been loaning a mare for approximately three years now and I'm looking to make an offer to buy her. My reason for doing this is because I am going to university (hopefully) next autumn and it would absolutely kill me to have to give her back to her owner and be unable to loan her again once I've finished the two year course. I would want to loan her out myself while I'm at uni, the loan depending on how much work I can fit in whilst doing my course - it could be a full loan or even just a part loan (I will be doing a paramedic course and they are incredibly hard to work around). And I've already had people (who I know and trust) interested in loaning her from summer next year.
The thing is, I have no idea how much to offer or if she'd even sell her to me. In the three years that I've had her, I've never met the owner. My friend used to loan her before I did and I took her straight from his yard to mine. She doesn't seem particularly interested in her and I am the one who contacts her to let her know how we are getting on and that all is okay. I've paid for all her bills and such with no help from the owner (not that I ever demanded or expected any). I have some tack of hers and a rug or two but I have replaced all of these things (saddle included) over the years and no longer use them so I would have no problem taking them back to her.
The mare in question is a 15 year old, 14.2hh, Welsh D, no vices, always in good health, rarely lame, eats me out of house and home, does her job and is quite happy to plod around on a hack or go to local shows. We don't do a lot but we have a lot of fun and I certainly consider her mine even if she isn't legally. I couldn't stand to let her go, even when she's old and creaky and needs her carrots cut into little pieces.
So what would you, lovely people of H&H, think would be a reasonable offer for her? I don't want to con the owner or anything but I too don't want to be conned and end up paying more than I should. Obviously I don't expect to not have to discuss this with the owner but I want to know a kind of ball park figure of what I should expect to be paying.
Ps. I am aware this makes me sound quite young but I am 21 and perfectly capable!
Thanks all!
The thing is, I have no idea how much to offer or if she'd even sell her to me. In the three years that I've had her, I've never met the owner. My friend used to loan her before I did and I took her straight from his yard to mine. She doesn't seem particularly interested in her and I am the one who contacts her to let her know how we are getting on and that all is okay. I've paid for all her bills and such with no help from the owner (not that I ever demanded or expected any). I have some tack of hers and a rug or two but I have replaced all of these things (saddle included) over the years and no longer use them so I would have no problem taking them back to her.
The mare in question is a 15 year old, 14.2hh, Welsh D, no vices, always in good health, rarely lame, eats me out of house and home, does her job and is quite happy to plod around on a hack or go to local shows. We don't do a lot but we have a lot of fun and I certainly consider her mine even if she isn't legally. I couldn't stand to let her go, even when she's old and creaky and needs her carrots cut into little pieces.
So what would you, lovely people of H&H, think would be a reasonable offer for her? I don't want to con the owner or anything but I too don't want to be conned and end up paying more than I should. Obviously I don't expect to not have to discuss this with the owner but I want to know a kind of ball park figure of what I should expect to be paying.
Ps. I am aware this makes me sound quite young but I am 21 and perfectly capable!
Thanks all!
My girl can now officially be...my girl! 
