Would anyone be interested in forming a syndicate?

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Following on from " I'm sorry but that's just not on" thread...

Would anyone be interested in forming a syndicate to buy a horse from dragon driving, and then train it up to be a riding for the disabled horse to be donated to an RDA centre?

And if so, would anyone have an idea how to go about doing this?

Mad notion I know, but if we could it would be great!
 
think you would have to have a main rescuer who is willing to offer field space and time for day to day care then have a paypal account or something for members to send one off or regular donations to for the ponies upkeep.

Could all be done though no problem and i am willing to get involved.
 
Yes - ongoing care and maintenance would be the big costs.

Insurance, livery, vaccinations, initial vetting, farrier, worming, tack, schooling, feed...have I left anything out?

Basically we'd need a group of people willing to sponsor the horse from start to finish, a main person who would keep the horse during the process, and an agreement with a Riding For Disabled centre before hand.

I could offer to be a sponsor, and put in towards initial purchase/vetting costs.
 
Another good point.

Obviously it would have to be vetted carefully, so sound, etc. But if not suitable, could it be sold and the proceeds donated to the RDA instead? Or used to buy a replacement horse for them?

I'm not sure. We would have to think about that one...
 
I've already voiced my concerns about this on the other thread, but I really think you need to think very carefully before doing this as there is no guarantee that the pony will be suitable for RDA, I can only think that they already have offers of ready made ponies free due to the amount of free to good homes that are about.
 
Arizahn said:
Another good point.

Obviously it would have to be vetted carefully, so sound, etc. But if not suitable, could it be sold and the proceeds donated to the RDA instead? Or used to buy a replacement horse for them?

I'm not sure. We would have to think about that one...
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All proceeds, or proceeds minus all costs for the 3 - 4 years of getting it there? It's a nice idea but definitely needs some more thought!
 
numptynoelle said:
Agreed - no way would I be parting with any money without a deserving end home (such as RDA) in place before any "rescuing" took place.
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I'm not calling it rescuing...we would have to discuss it with RDA before even starting to look for a potential horse/pony. Maybe they could choose the animal and we could pay to train it/get it ready for use, etc.

But no, not a rescue. Just buying a horse for a charity centre that needed one - preferably a horse that needed a good home. Rescue to me is a horse that is actually starving to death, very neglected and not for sale. That is where proper rescuing goes on, by rescue organisations.

We were just wondering about working together to do a good deed.
 
I really think that the RDA will have plenty of offers, and probably need an older been there done that type; although wanting to help is admirable, it is also lining the pockets of the seller who will proably just fill the space with another pony to take pity on.
 
numptynoelle said:
All proceeds, or proceeds minus all costs for the 3 - 4 years of getting it there? It's a nice idea but definitely needs some more thought!
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All proceeds from sale of unsuitable syndicate horse either donated straight to the charity or used to buy them a suitable replacement ready to go horse. Their choice:)

Costs for the production would be down to those willing to sponsor the original animal...we would be taking a risk on it turning out good enough for its intended purpose.

No profit for syndicate and no money back to us either - I think that would be fair enough as why should we be looking money back anyway?
 
I see your point, but that's not the way your original posts have come across...it came across as a rescue mission to me, based on the dragon driving ad currently being discussed! As I said, it's a nice idea but you have to be incredibly careful about these things, you never can tell with people you "meet" on the internet! If all "loopholes" (for want of a better word) are covered, then I would have little issue with it. :)
 
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I really think that the RDA will have plenty of offers, and probably need an older been there done that type; although wanting to help is admirable, it is also lining the pockets of the seller who will proably just fill the space with another pony to take pity on.
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I know...it's upsetting that people do this. Mind you, there are older types for sale too, doesn't have to be a youngster...maybe an old horse that is being sold simply because it's old or outgrown?
 
numptynoelle said:
I see your point, but that's not the way your original posts have come across...it came across as a rescue mission to me, based on the dragon driving ad currently being discussed! As I said, it's a nice idea but you have to be incredibly careful about these things, you never can tell with people you "meet" on the internet! If all "loopholes" (for want of a better word) are covered, then I would have little issue with it. :)
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Sorry, didn't see it as more than buying a cheap horse and then producing it properly for the RDA. I do feel sorry for the ones on dragon driving, but that doesn't make it a rescue!

As you say, we would have a lot of loopholes to work out first. We would definitely need people involved who had experience working with syndicates, and knew how to organise things properly. I wouldn't have a clue...I could only offer sponsorship, etc. But if anyone wants to give this a try, I am in:)
 
could you contact the RDA or there's the place that cracker from here went. He is being trained to be a therapy pony he goes into hospices and old folks homes.

they may be able to tell us how to go about it?
 
Should I e-mail my local RDA or would we better off having someone on the mainland contact a centre? I'm in Northern Ireland, so may be more interest over there than here...

Also think we would need to have it all planned out and drawn up properly first, so that we could send them the details as an actual proposal with information on who was going to do what, etc. Possibly need legal advice as well, and insurance quotes, etc.
 
can I be of any help?

I did mention tin hats...

Let me know if you want someone to contact rda.

don't know exactly how to iron out the loopholes though?

How do we pick who trains it?

Will the trainer be the keeper or will he/she be cared for then sent away for professional breaking/schooling?

As I said earlier, I'll offer transport, there is an empty stable at the yard, but no trainer.
 
Well, you could contact RDA and ask if they want us to proceed any further:) Then we would know if it's worth trying to do this at all!
 
victoria1980x said:
could you contact the RDA or there's the place that cracker from here went. He is being trained to be a therapy pony he goes into hospices and old folks homes.

they may be able to tell us how to go about it?
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Cracker went to the charity Hope Pastures who rehomed him to the therapy people. They are struggling to keep pace with all the rescues at the moment. Not sure they would want anyone to buy horses and donate them in the hope that they could be retrained and passed on to the RDA. However I will pass this link to Amy and Sophie.

From what I have seen a lot of RDA horses are actually owned by riding establishments, the RDA is just part of what they do. Do the RDA actually have their own places and own the horses.
 
Thanks rockysmum! Maybe Hope Pastures would like us to sponsor one of their horses instead?

I don't know...wait, why am I organising stuff? Could an intelligent person who knows what they are doing please take charge? I already admitted I don't have the necessary skills...
 
Not sure if it's changed now, but many moons ago there were a couple of ponies at the yard I was on who were used for the RDA. The ponies were privatly owned amd used by the RDA once a week.

Don't know if that would help with you idea (ie how the RDA use ponies). I think it's a good one, and would like to help out if I can.
 
Just messaged Amy from Hope Pastures on Facebook

Perhaps a better idea might be to take a suitable pony at a charity, which has already been rescued and sponsor its retraining as an RDA pony.

It would then have a secure future as it could always go back to the charity.

Would also make room for more rescues.
 
That's a damned good idea rockysmum.

I'll give rda a ring in the morning for an informal chat and see where to go, that's if I'm at the right end of the stick? Lol
 
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