Leases?

[RhndLev@cs.com]

Do you guys let people lease horses to "try them out" before buying?  I have 
a potential buyer for Knightmare, the filly I sold then bought back because 
she was being so neglected, and she wants to lease Knightmare prior to buying 
her.  I said okay, because I also wanted the opportunity to check these 
person out prior to letting her buy Knightmare.  And truly, I think of it as 
LETTING her buy Knightmare because I love this filly and have a lot invested 
in her emotionally at this point.  So, I drafted a lease and sent it off to 
the woman.  Her response was that the lease just went "on and on" and she 
just wanted to try the horse out before buying it.  Okay, first, I'm an 
attorney, what did she expect?  Second, I explained that the horse had been 
starved with NO vet care or farrier care for a year and a half and I wanted 
to be sure, this time, that she was well taken care of.  I offered to come 
down and look at her place and her horses and meet with her, and then let her 
purchase Knightmare with a money back guarantee if she was dissatisfied.  She 
said no, that she did not want to buy the horse without trying her out first. 
 

So, do you guys let people lease horses?  And, if you do, don't you have a 
written lease that says what happens if the horse gets hurt or hurts someone 
while in the leasee's position?

Rhonda