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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - May 01 2008 : 12:49:19 PM
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I was looking at Craigslist for the first time today (I know, I know) but actually, our local folks on there sortof creep me out--WAY too much "erotic" and it's not policed well...but there's a posting by some guy that you can lease his horse for $300.00 a month--ride him whenever, take him to parks and horse trails and.....doesn't that seem like a bad idea? I don't own a horse, and for that reason, I wouldn't have the ability to transport a horse to a park, to trails, etc....so I'm thinking folks who LEASE a horse aren't going to either....
Is this normal?
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Edited by - KYgurlsrbest on May 01 2008 12:52:43 PM |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - May 01 2008 : 1:05:59 PM
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With just the info you posted, no it isn't a good deal. Would he be able to still ride the horse when you aren't there?? Is it a full lease or partial, and if a partial, how much per week/month do you get the horse?? Is he going to be used elsewhere when you're not around?? If he dies/is injured (like while trailering to the park, trails), who pays the vet bills? Shoer?? The list goes on. From the sound of it, I wouldn't get involved with this deal.
I have leased horses way back when it was a good deal but nowadays with everyone wanting to contract every little thing and then suiing when it doesn't go their way (horses ARE an accident waiting to happen!!), I wouldn't do it. Just buy a horse and call it good.
Winona :-)
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - May 01 2008 : 1:13:50 PM
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We have leased out our horses. We usually do a free lease and the person leasing signs a paper we have made up telling him/her their responsibilities. Shoer, vetting, feeding etc. And they keep the horse at their place. We vet the horse first so we know the condition when the horse left our place. I would ask all the questions Winona is asking if the person is keeping the horse at his own place. Why not see if you could just pay to ride instead of a monthly fee. MB
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - May 01 2008 : 1:28:38 PM
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Oh no, I wasn't considering it...to me it seemed sortof unheard of...like, I wouldn't lease my dogs to a stranger so they could walk them for the sake of excercise or to see if they wanted to own a dog...
His ad sounds like more of what you have done, Mary Beth...he does all the vetting, shelter, etc...and you just pay to ride and you can take the horse off the premises, which was my "weird" issue with it. I just wouldn't want to be responsible for transporting a horse that I didn't own--the liability issues seems HUGE.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 01 2008 : 2:52:12 PM
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Jonni-
Yes it does seem odd to have such a "flexible" lease. I know people who lease horses so they can be used as broodmares or as school horses for people who don't own horses- but the person leasing _always_ takes over every responsibility as if they are the real owners.
If you would like to pay to ride, I bet there are some fantastic livery type stables or even riding schools around you. That is what I am going to do until I can afford to buy my own horse- pay to ride and get lessons. Maybe not as fun as having my own horse- but a lot less worry!
Alee
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AmyEllen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
McPherson
Kansas
USA
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Posted - May 01 2008 : 7:12:15 PM
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There are quite a few people who lease horses and sometimes for this much, although usually I have seen that for show horses. Horses that people are not ready to retire, but they have advanced farther along, and they do not want to sell them, but hate to see them sitting idle. And yeah alot of them do allow you to take the horses to shows, but most of these homes insist upon them being borded in their barn. Sometimes the lease itself is free, but you must take over all duties as if you owned them, feed bills, vet bills, farrier bills, and boarding fees. Anything can go. Although if this is not a show horse, then 300 sounds a bit steep.
Amy
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Farmtopia
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Zan
New York
New York
USA
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Posted - May 01 2008 : 7:59:27 PM
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Hmmm, Jonni, there are people in Long Island and farms outside of here that lease but, as Amy mentioned, they have to be kept boarded in the original owner's barn. Also, many of these people have riding rings and horse trails, so the idea is that they are "kept" by you to ride anytime, but on the property so they aren't left idle, and I guess this is an extra way to make money for the owner since they themselves can't/don't have time to ride the horse.
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