Sorry this is a long one, tea and biscuits maybe required!!
Basically i have recently moved area. I found out where the local tack shop was so i was brave and introduced myself to the lady behind the counter lets call her 'tack lady'. I explained that i was new to the area and i was hoping she maybe able to give me details of a local livery as i am planning on getting a horse within the next few months.
The 'tack lady' was so friendly, she arranged with the shop owner to take a quick break and showed me two of the shop owners horses that were for sale (i wasnt interested in either) then she kindly showed me the livery yard she is on and introduced me to the yard manager.
The yard was great and everyone was so lovely.
We returned back to the shop, the 'tack lady' then introduced me to her best friend. Turns out the best friend had to move off the yard due to a berevment and loss of income. She has the kind of horse i love.
Off i went with her to look at her horse who was lovely. We chatted about me part loaning her and moving the horse back to the yard.
The follow day we agree on a date to move the horse and also agreed on the fee of £25 a week to be paid on the 1st of each month.
The next day the owner called as she was worried that she would move the horse back (only down the road) only for me to want to stop loaning her after a few weeks if i found a horse to buy.
I advised that i was thinking that this could be a long term arrangment however my ultimate goal was to buy a horse of my own. We recomfirmed the date that the horse would be moved again at this point.
A few hours later i get a call to say that she was moving the horse there and then, as someone else was moving on the yard and she was worried about losing the chosen stable.
I was at a concert so only spoke for a few mins but expressed my suprise at the horse being moved a week early. The following day i visited the yard ans spent sometime grooming the horse and leading her out with the owner.
The day later i get a call from the owner to say that she is worried about money. I recomfimed our conversation and that i was happy to pay on advance for the month and would be paying the £100 for August this weekend. The owner then asked when i would be paying for this week??
I advised that i wasnt expecting to pay until the weekend we had arranged to move the horse and that it was not my choice to move the horse early. In addition i also advised that i was unable to attend/ride or look after the horse in anyway this week due to work commitments.
The owner didnt seem very happy but i remained firm in that i wouldnt be paying for a week. However i offered to go and do the horses water and heynet on Thursday (tomorrow) before work as i was on a slightly later shift and felt this would help her out.
Now i find out the weekly yard charge is £37 however i have been asked to pay £25 a week plus half costs for shoeing and worming.??
I feel that i should not have been asked to pay an extra week and that i am being ask to contribute more than half. I have a very very bad feeling about it all now and dont wish to continue with the arrangement.
The only problem is that i do not want to leave things on bad terms with her, as her best friend runs the tack shop and also people on the yard would dislike me (they are all very good friends with her). I dont know about any other livery yards in the area so would be stuck if i wanted to get a horse.
A friend has suggested i go tomorrow and leave her £100 with a letter to explain that i no longer wish to go ahead with the loan - is this the right thing to do?
Basically i have recently moved area. I found out where the local tack shop was so i was brave and introduced myself to the lady behind the counter lets call her 'tack lady'. I explained that i was new to the area and i was hoping she maybe able to give me details of a local livery as i am planning on getting a horse within the next few months.
The 'tack lady' was so friendly, she arranged with the shop owner to take a quick break and showed me two of the shop owners horses that were for sale (i wasnt interested in either) then she kindly showed me the livery yard she is on and introduced me to the yard manager.
The yard was great and everyone was so lovely.
We returned back to the shop, the 'tack lady' then introduced me to her best friend. Turns out the best friend had to move off the yard due to a berevment and loss of income. She has the kind of horse i love.
Off i went with her to look at her horse who was lovely. We chatted about me part loaning her and moving the horse back to the yard.
The follow day we agree on a date to move the horse and also agreed on the fee of £25 a week to be paid on the 1st of each month.
The next day the owner called as she was worried that she would move the horse back (only down the road) only for me to want to stop loaning her after a few weeks if i found a horse to buy.
I advised that i was thinking that this could be a long term arrangment however my ultimate goal was to buy a horse of my own. We recomfirmed the date that the horse would be moved again at this point.
A few hours later i get a call to say that she was moving the horse there and then, as someone else was moving on the yard and she was worried about losing the chosen stable.
I was at a concert so only spoke for a few mins but expressed my suprise at the horse being moved a week early. The following day i visited the yard ans spent sometime grooming the horse and leading her out with the owner.
The day later i get a call from the owner to say that she is worried about money. I recomfimed our conversation and that i was happy to pay on advance for the month and would be paying the £100 for August this weekend. The owner then asked when i would be paying for this week??
I advised that i wasnt expecting to pay until the weekend we had arranged to move the horse and that it was not my choice to move the horse early. In addition i also advised that i was unable to attend/ride or look after the horse in anyway this week due to work commitments.
The owner didnt seem very happy but i remained firm in that i wouldnt be paying for a week. However i offered to go and do the horses water and heynet on Thursday (tomorrow) before work as i was on a slightly later shift and felt this would help her out.
Now i find out the weekly yard charge is £37 however i have been asked to pay £25 a week plus half costs for shoeing and worming.??
I feel that i should not have been asked to pay an extra week and that i am being ask to contribute more than half. I have a very very bad feeling about it all now and dont wish to continue with the arrangement.
The only problem is that i do not want to leave things on bad terms with her, as her best friend runs the tack shop and also people on the yard would dislike me (they are all very good friends with her). I dont know about any other livery yards in the area so would be stuck if i wanted to get a horse.
A friend has suggested i go tomorrow and leave her £100 with a letter to explain that i no longer wish to go ahead with the loan - is this the right thing to do?