Is the $300 a monthly lease fee, on their premises? Would you have to share him with another?

 

I think he would be built ok for barrel racing. I would like to see better photos, as he looks slightly dropped in the back pastern on both photos, but he also has that leg stretched back, so may be the photos.

Is he already trained in barrels? I think if. You have. To share him with. Someone else the price is high.

 

I think he'd be okay, he has high hocks which might cause some problems dropping into the dirt and accelerating fast. He looks nicely built, kind of lanky more than muscular.
I think leasing will cause a bit of problems depending on if you share him. Do you already know how to run barrels or so? Is he trained? Started?
He isn't built bad, he looks like he will make a decent barrel horse.

 

Build-wise he seems to look okay for barrels. But the description doesn't really say that he is trained for barrels.

I've never leased a horse so I can't tell you if $300 is a fair price or not, but if you decide to go through with it, make sure you have EVERYTHING on paper.
-Who will pay the vet bills if he gets hurt while in your care?
-Who will pay routine vet bills?
-Hay? Feed?
-Does the horse stay on their property or yours?
-How many days out of the month do you get him?
-How far can you travel with him?
-If you win any money on him, who gets it?

 

I think it's crazy people charge for leases... Especially off-property and when they are caring for all expenses. We place it in our contract if they maim or kill they are responsible for vet bills up to the horses stated value or owe us the amount if the horse is killed/dies...

Back on topic lol...

If it's a full lease it'll make what you're trying to do more efficient. If it's a partial lease, pass for a couple of reasons:

1. Consistency (lack thereof when sharing with someone)
2. Overpriced lease for sharing or restricted riding in general.

 

When you lease an apartment you still pay rent even though you're paying the utilities and furniture. When you lease a car you still pay every month even though you're paying for gas, maintanence and repairs. A horse is no different, IMO. Lease = rent.

To the OP: something to consider is that if this horse is not barrel trained, the owners may not want him trained for them. You would have to let them know your intent.
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any horse can run barrels for fun, if thats what your goal is. I doubt he has any training doing barrels or it would say. I also would say that the owner might not wAnt their horse running barrels, especially with no training. these are all questions you should ask the seller.
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