Taking my leased horse away from me where do i stand!!!????

Question

I have been leasing my horse Summer now for 5 months, i feel that i am getting somewhere now, she is a difficult young horse and has never been rode much so everything is new to her! I went down yesterday to see her as usual and i find her owner who i am leasing off, with two women who was grooming Summer and then they went out and rode, i have paid al her livery fees e.t.c for the past 5 months and she told me i couldn't ride her because she was teething!!!

When she saw me she looked shocked and didn't really no what to say, she told me that she was selling her now and i could still some down and ride her horse Zach!

I am really upset about this as she was my first horse and i am really attached to her now!

Where do i stand, what can i do?

Please help im really down about it!

Answer 1

It sounds like you either have no contract, or if you do, your lease agreement was on a month to month basis.  Assuming this is the case, there is nothing you can do.  That said, the way the owner treated you in this was appalling.  You could tell her how you feel about it, but since she was insensitive enough to do what she did in the first place, I wouldn't expect much satisfaction would come from talking to her about it.

Before you decide whether to ride her horse, Zach, I would consider looking for another place to ride.

If you do have a one year (or whatever) contract that is signed by her, and an adult on your behalf, you could pursue a suit for breach, but your damages would probably not be considerable enough to be worth it.

Answer 2

Hi, I am really sorry to hear this. I know that this sort of thing happens regularly when loaning. The fist thing to do is Have you got a contract, if so read it what did you agree? If you don't have a contract then this will make it difficult. If no contract talk to  the owner explain everything you thing. If it means a lot to you looking into a lawyer. Explain that you have been looking after this horse for the last 5 months, you may be lucky iif the owner has had no contact for the last 5 months, you could argue she was dumped on you. If there is a contract that matches what the owner is doing i am affraid you don't have much of a say if the owner won't change her mind. you could always buy the horse! ALso if there is no contract and you say she was dumped on you if you can't buy her you could argue that you deserve a share of the money .

Hope you get her! I think it is bad the owner is just  taking her away after all your hard work and dedication.

DON'T GIVE UP FIGHT FOR HER THATS WHAT I WOULD DO !

YOU DESERVE HER!

Answer 3

have you got any sort of written contract with this person?    if not, then i am afraid there is probably nothing that you can do.  perhaps have a word with her about how you feel and ask if there is any other way to sort this problem out.

if there is a contract and she has breached it, then it might be possible to ask legal and discreet advice.  then follow it exactly so that you are then in the right.

if you do lose the horse and take another horse on loan or lease then for every-body's peace of mind and fairness get a written legal worded contract drawn up.  it will be worth the money.   most importantly

it safeguards the horse's welfare in that who is responsible for feed etc.

i have tried and tested this with success.    perhaps you could buy her instead.    

good luck.

Answer 4

Do you have a written contract agreement?

If you do, good, maybe you can present that - to show it's "your" horse.

If you don't, sorry, you'll probably have to find another horse.

They should at least settled with you before just taking Summer. They have bad manners! [you can't sue them over "bad manners"].

PS: Have you considered getting a Wild Mustang through www.BLM.gov [wild horse program] - They will help you with YOUR horse.

Answer 5

This is the downside of leasing.  Summer really isn't your horse.  

Your only option, if you want to keep her, is to buy her.

Can't ride her because she's teething?  How young a horse are we talking about here?

If you've been paying expenses on a horse you haven't been able to ride for 5 months, I would not lease another horse from this woman.  It sounds like you were being used to cover expenses and school her green horse.  

A good lease is mutually beneficial to all parties, spells out exactly the terms, requires both parties to give ample notice for termination, etc.  I wish you better luck with a more honest person next time.

Answer 6

Unfortunately you can not stop the owner from selling the horse, you can however stop her from taking the horse away if you have a written contract over your leasing terms stating the length of time you have her leased for. You must get what you have paid for essentially.

You need to take a good look at what agreements were made, i hope you or a parents or something signed something because what is on that paper goes. Most owners however do make sure they have the right to stop something for their horses health, so to say that you can not ride while the horse is teething is completely within her own right as is to go against this herself if she chooses to do so.

Sadly regardless of your attachment, as soon as your currently lease/payments end the owner can do what ever she likes with her horse, in the end, the horse still belongs to her :(