Would you loan your horse out as a brood mare?

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I have been working overseas for about a year now, and my youngster is happy on full livery. Now my boss has asked me to extend my contract and I might be away for another 2 1/2 years.

I think my best options would be selling or loaning. For financial reasons, paying livery is not really an option for such a long time period and I can't move her out here with me. My filly is only rising 4 so I would not want her to be ridden.

I love my horse and would rather not sell. I though a brood mare loan for 2 years might work then put her back in training. She is a petite WB very well bred for SJ and I believe she would be suitable for breeding a top pony SJ. If she goes on loan I would check references, insist on a contract, and visit her every few months to make sure she was ok. She is freezemarked and insured.

Would you loan your horse as a brood mare, or is a companion loan less complicated?
Any advice on how to successfully loan as a brood mare?
 
Yep we loaned our mare as a broodmare earlier in the year and she is due next year. All going well so far - in fact I've never seen my mare happier!!! We've got a full contract and we visit regularly.

We met the stallion first and some of this years youngsters. We've also seen the stallion out eventing. Made sure we knew who was responsible for what, especially if there were complications, how she would be looked after both while pregnant and before, during and after the birth. Weaning, scans, farrier, vet, teeth, worming, jabs etc etc.
 
That sounds great :-)

How did you write the contract, does BHS or any of the breed society websites have a standard brood mare loan contract template?
 
Yep, one of mine has gone to an international dressage rider as an embryo transfer carrier mare
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I loaned a brood mare last year (I've since bought her) and I was responsible for everything and any costs, including the insurance, although I paid the annual premium, the mare stayed in the owner's name. The foal was always going to be mine. We used the BHS agreement and just changed it to suit ourselves.
We were 250 miles apart too, only knew of each other from on here but Anne Marie came here and checked me and the place she was to be kept; I could also have got references from my vets if need be but we obviously respected each other and the mare too, because it worked very well for us. Perhaps we were lucky, I don't know but many brood mare loans work out well as long as you are thorough in being ready for any event.
 
Seahorse and I loaned a broodmare at the beginning of this year. We had a written contract and the foal would be ours but the mare would always belong to her owners. Unfortunatly she was unproven and she didn't take so went back to the loan home. In hind sight I wished the owners had had her checked over by a vet before loaning her as a broodmare as we would have known prior to this that she wouldn't have taken.
 
Yes, it might not be all plain sailing.

From the other side, I loaned my mare as a brood mare who WAS proven but didn't take. She was then sent back in a not great state.
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(Halfpass, obv I don't know the reasons why your mare didn't take but even regular breeding mares can have an 'off' year. Also, if the mare were a maiden, I would expect the loaners not the owners to pay for a vet check. Just my thoughts.)
 
I did with Fleur and never regretted it. She had back problems and this was the best solution. She had four wonderful foals - two of who he has kept.

Unfortunately she had colic after the fourth and had to be pts, a risk you take with foaling.

As long as you understand that there can be unfortunately problems foaling resulting in death, then yes I would loan her out. I also agreed to take her back if she was barren after a season, again this is a possibility. I am not trying to put you off, just stating a couple of things that could go wrong and need to be considered.

I took references and really vetted where Fleur went, had a very comprehensive agreement, including only AI and no natural covering due to her back. The person having her was responsible for all costs, including insurance. I also visited her and still keep in touch to see how her offspring are doing.
 
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