Bowen4Horses
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I'm surprised at some of these replies, isn't the point of having a horse on loan that it's "your" horse and you can do whatever you want with it. I have a pony on loan and it's never occured to me to ask before he does anything ....and yes, he goes hunting etc. If you trust the people he's going to then is it not up to them what he does in future ?
i don't agree. it's not 'your' horse. raff very much belongs to me, and i have the power to go and pick him up if i thought he wasn't being looked after/they were putting him at risk...
as much as you like to think your horse is going to the ideal home, that doesn't always happen... there are many many stories of horses being ruined on loan.
this is the reason why loan agreements/contracts exist. in the standard BHS contract there is a bit where you can specify what activities the horse can/cannot do. i seem to remember hunting and horseball were given as examples.
in my contract i also specify his tack can't be changed without permission, and how to girth him up etc (he used to be cold backed and i don't want that to happen again)... amongst other things.
i think if these things are written down, it avoids confusion and any resentment.
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