for my parents to see if im capable of owning a horse should i loan with view to buy before buying?
but still trying to get them to say yes to getting a horse though so im just looking at options
Hi, i don't think this is a good option unless you and your parents are actually comitted to buying a horse. People who are selling their horses may not be too happy if you are not actually comitted to buying a horse and wasting their time borrowing their horse to prove to your parents you are capable.
People who loan with a view to buy will have visited the horse, decided they would be interested in buying him, and take home for a week or two to make sure he's definately the horse for them before making the purchase. I sold a horse to a couple who came to see him and ride him a couple of times, and wanted to take him to their yard for a few days before making their final desicion and having him vetted. I only let them take the horse on loan for maximum of a week and becuase i knew they were serious about buying him (and they did buy him within a week!). I would not have let them take him if i knew they were wasting my time.
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If you need to prove to your parents you can look after a horse, why not find someone looking for a sharer? Sharing a horse will also give you some valuable experience before owning your own.
Sharing will also be a cheaper option than having your own horse. Remember it is not just a matter of being able to look after the horse, it is having the money to afford it and they are not cheap (my two horses cost me over ￡ 500 a month, and i have just had an ￡ 800 vets bill which the insurance company won't pay!).
Or maybe ask around at your local yards and see if you can do some part time work, this will also give you excellent experience.
If the owners are offering it - it can be worth doing loan with a view to buy, as horses can change personalities when they're off home turf and with a stranger, some of them will test limits and suddenly become very naughty.
However, I think it is quite a commitment for your parents for you to go straight into loan with view to buy when they still don't know if you're up to it - and it is messing the owners around if you go in loan with view to buy knowing you are likely going to say no when there's nothing wrong with their horse.
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If they're worrying about commitment, why not look for a share horse you can look after a couple of times a week, or look for some stables to work for and gain some experience of care.
Yes you should im loaning a horse and i got my own horse too but she is too young to ride but i loan her and it costs more to loan than to take care of a grass kept horse as it is ￡ 100 a month plus farrier and sometimes vet bills but with your own horse you can just have a field for 70 a month and injections are ￡ 30 plus a callout fee they are only given once a year if the horse has had all the boosters as a foal and so far my filly hasnt been ill once so no need to call the vet and wormers last a long time and they are only ￡ 15. but you need to show you are worthy of looking after a horse i had my loan for 2 years before i got my horse. it might be est to get a foal as most horses have gone up to about ￡ 4000 whereas foals are under ￡ 500 and they will be great in the right hands so far my 1 year and 5 months old filly has improved loads she used to be very timid and reared up all the time but now she has manners and barely gets scared and runs to the gate when she sees me but i only suggest foals for people with alot of experience
If you go to buy a horse, you go on trial! which is like a month where your horse comes to your yard, where you would be keeping it and you will act like he is yours but if you dont like the horse after the month of trial you can say no i am not going to buy him or her: )
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com But if you like the horse you then go on to buy:)!
Now if you want your parents to see that you can look after a horse you could loan a horse which is your going up 3 times a week (different days depending on the owner) you ride muck out etc! Its like the owner wants help with looking after there horse say they have no time then you come up some days to look after the horse! its normal about ￡ 10 - ￡ 30 a week! Alot cheaper than owning your own!
Or you could full loan which is where you have your horse as if you loan it, but you pay the owner like ￡ 30 a month:) instead of buying the horse you basic looking after it, you can move it to your own yard, do what you like but you can always give the horse make as technically hes not yours:)
Hope this help! Sorry i went on for a bit but you said you wanted to show your parents you can do it well loaning and full loaning could do that, instead of jumping right out and buying a horse: D
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yes, always a good way to know if you and the horse are suited.
