Where am i going wrong

[jessikaGinger]

I have put my mare up for full loan as i cant bare to sell her and im just too big for her
she is advertised on freeads & local pony club site and a few tack shops
And ive not heard a peep
For an experienced pony club child/teen she would be great
Any idea's where else i could advertise her?

 

[maree t]

Hi, I dont think you are going wrong as such but perhaps the timing is not great ?. As a parent I dont start looking for ponies for the kids a couple of weeks before christmas. Might have more luck after.

 

[Rose Folly]

As Maree T says, not a good time at the moment. But mention it to your farrier and to your vet. Both have found horses for me. And the great advantage is that they will know both parties!

 

[ISHmad]

www.horsetoloan.com could be worth trying?

 

[Thistle]

As well as local PC try the main PC site. I'm afraid it's just the wrong time of year.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Agree time of year isn't good; people don't want to commit to something at the moment with Xmas coming up, plus winter feed bills etc.

But just to sound a warning re. loans. There's a whole load of stuff on here about "loans gone wrong" so won't repeat it all here!

My experience was that I put my boy on loan at the end of the summer and had a huge response, overwhelming in fact. I eventually let him go to a girl who was gonna keep him on working livery at a riding school/yard (which was a bit of a safety valve I thought as if there were problems with him there'd always be someone experienced around).

Anyway, things were going fine, or so I thought, because basically the girl that had got him had a break-up with OH (who was, unbeknown to me) paying the livery bills - and she'd left OH and there was no-one to pay the livery!

This was hardly a month into the livery; and I'd set up a year's loan agreement, all signed and witnessed etc.

To cut a long story short, after talking to the YO/Proprietor of the riding school - she had not, and still has not, paid a single penny for my horse's upkeep since the day he arrived there.

She formally notified me of her intention to drop out of the loan agreement five weeks into the loan, so I've been in the situation of having to pay since that date!!! She keeps promising the YO she'll pay for his keep up to that date, but has yet to do so!

So be aware; even if you fix up something that seems watertight, if you can, then make sure they've got the means to pay for your horse's upkeep wherever they decide to keep it. But basically if they hold their hands up and say can't pay won't pay, there's sweet nothing you as the owner can do other than to pay up and look sweet!

I've now taken my horse back to my own yard - and he will NOT ever be offered for loan again; if necessary I'll find a sharer but he will be kept here at my home address and not sent away again.

The other thing is that if you can keep the horse relatively close to you, its much easier to check up on regularly - I was in the situation of not having my own transport and had to pay a transporter to get him back from where he was, to my place again - cost of £85 which I had to pay.

Blimmin people!

Oh and if you offer a horse for loan be prepared for every fruitloop, time waster and novice to hassle you; its par for the course basically!

Best thing is if you can find someone you know locally, or through your own contacts, rather than a complete stranger.

Sorry can't be more positive. There are a lot more awful loan experiences than the one I've had to be sure.

 

[NooNoo59]

Please be so careful, put my mare out on loan and she was stolen and sold. It took me six months to track her down, a long story - poss a good article for horse and hound - how loaning goes wrong!!. Make sure it is local, as no agreement is water tight, if you can how about taking her along to a local pony club rally/show to let people have a look and maybe try her under your supervision, talk to the DC so that you know they are genuine and not just showing off!! Good luck

 

[jessikaGinger]

Thanks for the replies i hadn't actually thought about the time of year (i hate christmas)
she is to be kept at the yard she is at now and this is not negociable & fortunatly my friend owns the yard and is very much involved in all the goings on up there
im scared i may have been too honest in the ad as i have put she is a moody mare but i dont want anyone turning up expecting a ready made kids pony
Im in no rush to loan although she may be sick of my fat ass clambering up on her back