Would you go for this?

I am thinking of putting my horse up for lease-he is a good boy, but he is 16 and can only do so much at this point, and even though I love him to pieces I need a different horse to work with.





I was wondering if this sounds do-able:


Free Lease, on farm preferred. You pay board and shoes. Full use of the facility and horse. 16 year old TB, been in training since March of 07, wtc, collect, extend, 1st level dressage... might go higher. Still green over fences but very willing up to 2%26#039;6 with me. Great off property and cross country, needs a confidant rider to really enjoy. Does what you ask of him, very willing. Can hack around on the buckle or collect up and really ride. Very responsive-rides in a rubber D ring. Loves attention, people oriented. I%26#039;ve had this guy for a year and a half and he%26#039;s never been lame. Loves his job, and enjoys learning new things. Very comfortable, looks and acts like a QH, great jog and extended trot. Currently working on 3 day eventing


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Would you go for this?
I think its a great ad, but I would shorten it, be general, like Free Lease 16yo TB done PC and dressage, good to s/c/f, experienced rider, to approved home only.....ect or what other info you need.





With so many ads out, this would be too long, and may be skipped, plus the less detail you go into for your ad, the more you have to talk about with your prospective leaser. you will also get more calls from people wanting to know more, giving you more of a choice of leaser.





Also when your selling, or leasing in your case, try not to list any negatives, only list positives, then discuss with the buyer later on and vices he might have, like I said, with so many ads out, people are looking for their perfect horse, any negs might turn them off.





Anyway just a suggestion, good luck and I hope he goes to a great home!





EDIT- The ad doesnt have to be 2 lines long, just condense the information a bit, like,





In training for 1 year in 1st level dressage and 3 day eventing, extended trot, very responsive and willing might go higher with right rider. Conditions apply, genuine enquiries only, to experienced home only ect......





It takes seconds to read but all the info is there.


As annoying as It might be the more calls you have the more choice of homes you have.


To make it easier, you could have an email ready to send which will include picutres and video, and all the information you can fit in it lol.





I have a pony out on lease at the moment and the short but sweet info i put in the ad weeded out the people that werent suitable, plus they knew I was going to inspect the property, family and new rider thoroughly first before handing him over.
Reply:I%26#039;m sure there are people out there who would be interested. Even with a free lease you want to have the lessor sign a contract that details the terms of the lease.
Reply:I like the length of your ad. Now why are you going to lease for free? Its a good thing to lease a horse. Do you have a trainer? Or go to some local lesson barns ask the trainer if they know of any students looking to lease the horse. That way you know if a person is qualified to ride the horse. When ever I leased a mare I had to pay for the lease, board, and shoes. The rule was I had to keep her at the trainers place. Not too bad of a rule since the barn was 2 mins. from my house. The person has a indoor riding ring and a outdoor ring, so I could ride just about when ever.


Once you find a person who wants to lease the horse, I%26#039;d watch them ride the horse. Just to make sure that the horse and rider are a good match. If the horse doesn%26#039;t like the rider or rider doesn%26#039;t like the horse, it won%26#039;t be a good outcome. Then if the rider likes the horse and wants to lease the horse, I%26#039;d pay random visits to see how the horse is doing.
Reply:i would go for it if i could but my parents would ground me...
Reply:Your terms seem fair. I%26#039;ve got one horse out in a similar free lease, and looking to free lease another one (off site, but property inspected, and close enough for drop in check ups). It sounds like a great opportunity for someone that has some experience, but is not ready to take the full plunge for ownership yet. For myself, I like an attractive photo ad to get my attention, then, if I like what I see, I like as much info as possible. Videos are an added plus. But of course, you can have all that stuff available to send if a person is interested in looking. Besides, if you%26#039;re wanting to lease on site, a prospective person would be close enough to just come over and check him out in person. Best of luck to you.
Reply:i thought you said you loved this horse
Reply:Might wanna mention height aswell since TB%26#039;s can vary. Sounds good. I%26#039;d go for concentrated detail. I dont think its too long. It will weed out the time waisters and only bring the people that have read everything and like everything. If its too brief you%26#039;ll get people calling who aren%26#039;t right for him or who you could have saved the trouble by putting in the extra detail. For your sake, id keep it similar to the length it is. The detail just shows you know your horse really well!



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