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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | She does live close enough(hour away) for me to keep him with me. I've been hauling him to shows for her to run. The only thing I'm worried about is the 1st time she ran him she didn't warm him up as much as I would have. I told her that he had to be really warmed up that when he had a good sweat he was warmed up. He's cold backed so that's the purpose of that. She only warmed him up about 5-10min. Not nearly enough in my opinion. I told her at least 3 times that he would buck if he wasn't warmed up and that's what he did. So I think she learned her lesson. Right now she's wanting him just the months of June and July to take to our state show, All American and Youth World. If he wins I would like to have some of the money but how much do I as for? |
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Location: Florida.. | she wants to use him for 2 months? Id not allow it. if horse is injured your screwed. you will play heck getting money out of her if something happens to him.. im sure he wouldnt mind being a pasture pet for a lil while.. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Bibliafarm - 2014-03-24 8:53 PM
she wants to use him for 2 months? Id not allow it. if horse is injured your screwed. you will play heck getting money out of her if something happens to him.. im sure he wouldnt mind being a pasture pet for a lil while..
Yes. Our state show is the beginning of June and All American and Youth World are in July. She does want him for the district shows but I can take him since I go to all of them anyway. |
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Location: Qld Australia | You mentioned it seemed like having your cake and eating it too . . . I agree - in HER favour. Run, don't walk from this deal. She is using you plain and simple.
As one of MANY on here who have been burnt tryin gto do the right thing or be nice to someone, it IS NOT worth the risk to your horse. You have already mentioned she has done something different to what you advised her to do. If she keeps doing things like that the value of your horse will plumet and he runs the risk of being hurt. As Di mentiond, insurance only works if he dies.
Keep trying to sell him, you will be better off in the long run. |
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Location: Augusta, KS | Many people don't realize that a contract will NOT KEEP THEM FROM TAKING YOU TO COURT. It is a guideline that the court can use, and if you have done it right you will hopefully be protected. But going to court regardless is not for the faint hearted and not for those without a bunch of cash in their pocket. If they don't pay a vet bill that is supposed to be their responsibility, your only option is to take them to court. Also know, that if they don't HAVE the money, the courts can't take primary vehicles, primary residences, horses or livestock.... so your options for recouping the money are slim.
Just know that it can, and has, gotten messier than you can possibly imagine. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Wouldn't do it. |
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| I would not lease either. If you are done w/him, sell him. There are WAY too many things that can happen to a horse, and the majority of them are BAD!! |
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Location: Alberta | what diane said............... |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | bingo - 2014-03-25 1:26 PM
I would not lease either. If you are done w/him, sell him. There are WAY too many things that can happen to a horse, and the majority of them are BAD!!
I'm not done with him I just have young horses that take 90% of my time and he just gets put on the back burner. I still run him but it's not like it used to be. |
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Location: Canada | Walk... no run... away. You told her how you wanted your horse warmed up not once but THREE times and she didn't listen. If she can't follow something as simple as this is how I want MY horse warmed up then she shouldn't be up there and she certainly has no business borrowing your horse. This is a bad deal waiting to happen sorry. If I was borrowing someone's horse and they said do it this way that would be how it's done.
She wants the horse for the prime season and then doesn't need him and then what? Personally I think that there are so many, many ways that this can go bad that I think you need to politely say no thank you and let her find another horse.
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