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dragonfarmgirl
Posted - 29 Sep 2013 : 11:47:37 AM Hi folks, I am going to put my arab filly up for full loan and she may go for a breeding loan but if not it will be as a riding loan. My question is this, she is 3 and a half and unbroken which means that someone will be putting in a lot of time and effort starting her so how long a loan do you think would be fair to give the rider enough time to enjoy her after starting her ? I was thinking 3 years but is that long enough ? Would love to hear other peoples opinions, Thanks :-) x
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Mags
Posted - 05 Oct 2013 : 07:49:03 AM How big is she out of interest? Im thinking of looking for something on loan but obviously needs to be a bigger arab than little mia was :( she was excessively tiny though in her 5'6 rugs that drowned her. I used to break in at work for judy bradwell so have some experience
Mags
Posted - 30 Sep 2013 : 4:22:00 PM When I advertised Mia for loan as unbroken but sat on and very easy I didnt get much response and I was willing to perm loan. I think people thought I just want her broken. I didnt allow breeding loan though, I wanted her to have a good ridden education first. I Sold her in the end to a 10* home. Could you just lightly back her to help? I didnt as was to heavy
I liked homes4horse and had my tb on there but was disappoint when I perfect person paid to apply then I didnt hear from them again which I though odd.
People have to fill in quite a big application form to loan, and pay £10 to apply for a horse, then a donation, so you only get serious people. I loaned my unbroken but backed pony via them in just a few weeks. I got a great home which is also local.
sab2
Posted - 30 Sep 2013 : 11:34:42 AM I have a similar problem to you dragonfarmgirl, i have a homebred filly 3yrs not pure arab shes arab x trakehner who i have tried to sell/ loan and only as shes grown too big for me to ride, shes been on here and other sites and lots of timewasters applied and then didn,t turn up. I like you now wonder do i loan her backed or unbacked, it seems a lot of people want them backed but as she not 4 till march i have been in no hurry to back her also i am being asked if she is a blank canvas , it seems most people want a blank canvas to work with. i know we have had some horror stories on here about loaning them but there are also some fantastic loan homes out there, i in the past have had them on loan and always made sure they are cared for like my own so there are nice people out there, just make sure you do your homework and keep a check on her where ever she goes, and yes i would say 3/4 yr loan would be fair as it will give a few years riding her or having a foal or two from her, best of luck with her , hope you find her a nice home.
glo
Posted - 29 Sep 2013 : 7:49:01 PM I got a rising 4year old unbroken mare on loan some years ago, she also looked like a rspca case! I broke her over the spring and put her in foal. I rode her for about 7 months from the time I got her (in January) the agreement was that I could breed 2 foals out of her and on the birth of the second foal I was to contact the owner and I could carrie on with the loan, send her back at weaning, or buy her. As it turned out the loaner sold her from under me and moaned that I had put her back in foal! after she had agreed that I could keep her. I did ride her in-between foals as well, but the lady that brought her has not continued her ridden work.
I would say 3 years sound ok, but in this day and age I would be very carful as to where she goes, and have a good contract.
Quarabian
Posted - 29 Sep 2013 : 12:13:16 PM There are no hard and fast rules. The main thing is whatever arrangement you come to you must gat a loan contract drawn up properly. Some people on this forum have had very bad experinces of loaning.
Personally, as a lot of us have not bred our beautiful mares because of the financial crisis and subsequent limited market, I would advise you not to offer her for breeding.
