Florencia Bezic Tapia

Florencia Bezic Tapia - Argentina

First off, you should have a little �test out day� for the soon to be leaser to test out the horse see if its a good fit, you can also use this time to see how your horse interacts with the person and how the person interacts with the horse. If you disagree with how they work together, discuss this with the person, if it still bothers you, let them know that you dont think it will work out.

Be sure to have that the horse shouldnt be removed, and if they want to trailer it out, they must have permission, use of tack, how many days week, and what days. What should happen in case of an emergency or accident, when the payment is due and the one i ran into, what happens when they need to cancel the lease.

take a while to think about the problems that you had when you first started with the horse, no doubt these will arise when person is left alone with the horse. Like me? Red, an ex racehorse, didn�t like his hoofs picked, or to stay still for the mounting block, and refused to let me on when I got off. He was quite green still, but moved like a champ once I got going. We weren�t a good match, but nether of us did anything wrong. When I asked his owner for help, I got nothing useful.

What else�

Try to keep communication with your rider, for the first few times atleast, what they accomplished, what problems they came across..

Oh when your screening your matches, be sure to classify what your horse is capable, Red, who was fairly green, was just used for riding, nothing fancy like jumping. The woman was disappointed when she came all the way out for the screening and he wasn�t capable of what she wanted to do.

Thats all I can really think of.

If something irks you, trust your instincts, find someone new.