erinwillow
Jun. 25, 2009, 09:59 AM
This may be a bit long. .. apologies.
A dear friend calls me yesterday in a bit of a frantic mood asking, "What should I do? What should I do?". I have known this woman for about 6 years and trust her as a horsewoman and usually find sense in her decisions as such. However, I might add, Bless her heart, that sometimes she does tend to "help" others or say yes to situations that maybe she shouldn't. At any rate, here's the story:
Situation: A year or so ago, my friend was approached by a woman who was finding "homes" for her ponies because she stated that she could no longer care for them. My friend was not looking to purchase but really wanted to help out and thought that one of the mares was of pretty decent breeding and might be nice to have on the farm. I'm not sure who suggested it, but it was suggested that a "breeding lease" situation be arranged. My friend was a bit weary but very much wanted to help. So, she types up a breeding lease agreement and sends it off to woman. I asked her what sort of agreement she made and she informed me that the lease suggested a time frame of 3 years with any possible foals being born at her farm stipulated as her property in exchange for providing care for the pony. At any rate, I guess the woman never signs the lease and to date there is no lease. For some strange reason my friend agrees to take the pony anyway (???--like I said. . she sometimes thinks with her heart ;-) So I guess she even pays pays to have the pony shipped to her place and pony has been living there happily for about 2 years. With the economy as it is my friend has chosen not to breed ANYONE this season and was also looking to reduce her overall herd size. Given that it had been two years my friend figures that maybe this gal is in a better position and can take the pony back, she therefore aksed the woman if she could take back the pony. Woman states that she can not. Two weeks later my friend receives a phone call from the woman stating that a "friend" of hers will take the pony. Initially my friend was happy that the pony had found a home and that everything seemed to be working out. UNTIL, my friend calls another friend to share the news and was informed that this new home was known for having too many ponies and not enough time, energy, or $$ to properly care for them. To make matters worse, two days after initial phone call, my friend is contacted by the woman who will allegedly be taking pony. This woman demands that my friend BREED the pony as she seems to think that this was part of the woman's "lease agreement"!! :eek:
Ugh! What a drama mess! I told my friend to maybe ask to keep the pony another year??? Maybe ask one of her friends if they can take the pony. . but maybe the owner won't go for it. . .???? Seriously, what would you do?
A dear friend calls me yesterday in a bit of a frantic mood asking, "What should I do? What should I do?". I have known this woman for about 6 years and trust her as a horsewoman and usually find sense in her decisions as such. However, I might add, Bless her heart, that sometimes she does tend to "help" others or say yes to situations that maybe she shouldn't. At any rate, here's the story:
Situation: A year or so ago, my friend was approached by a woman who was finding "homes" for her ponies because she stated that she could no longer care for them. My friend was not looking to purchase but really wanted to help out and thought that one of the mares was of pretty decent breeding and might be nice to have on the farm. I'm not sure who suggested it, but it was suggested that a "breeding lease" situation be arranged. My friend was a bit weary but very much wanted to help. So, she types up a breeding lease agreement and sends it off to woman. I asked her what sort of agreement she made and she informed me that the lease suggested a time frame of 3 years with any possible foals being born at her farm stipulated as her property in exchange for providing care for the pony. At any rate, I guess the woman never signs the lease and to date there is no lease. For some strange reason my friend agrees to take the pony anyway (???--like I said. . she sometimes thinks with her heart ;-) So I guess she even pays pays to have the pony shipped to her place and pony has been living there happily for about 2 years. With the economy as it is my friend has chosen not to breed ANYONE this season and was also looking to reduce her overall herd size. Given that it had been two years my friend figures that maybe this gal is in a better position and can take the pony back, she therefore aksed the woman if she could take back the pony. Woman states that she can not. Two weeks later my friend receives a phone call from the woman stating that a "friend" of hers will take the pony. Initially my friend was happy that the pony had found a home and that everything seemed to be working out. UNTIL, my friend calls another friend to share the news and was informed that this new home was known for having too many ponies and not enough time, energy, or $$ to properly care for them. To make matters worse, two days after initial phone call, my friend is contacted by the woman who will allegedly be taking pony. This woman demands that my friend BREED the pony as she seems to think that this was part of the woman's "lease agreement"!! :eek:
Ugh! What a drama mess! I told my friend to maybe ask to keep the pony another year??? Maybe ask one of her friends if they can take the pony. . but maybe the owner won't go for it. . .???? Seriously, what would you do?