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Wishing all my fellow forumites a happy, successful and fulfilling 2026. As it’s the Year of The Horse, feel free to post triumphs and...

Dearest friends, I need therapy and an airBnB for the New Year. I have my own futon and slippers, several cans of lager, a big bag of...

Who buys a horse in September, does nothing with it until end of December, then looks for a loaner/sharer....someone who's already...

She bought the horse earlier this year and hasn't ridden her yet?????? That sounds very odd. The year is nearly over. And the horse has...

I would be wary of the second horse too, tbh. I would tell the yard owner that you have lost your nerve with this one and leave it at...

That's the thing. Paying for the privilege of slowly getting someone's unknown horse back into shape doesn't sound like the best deal...

I think it’s a bit cheeky to be asking someone to pay to bring her horse back into work, especially when she’s not ridden it herself. I...

I agree I’d be very very wary about bringing a horse back into work that someone had purchased but never ridden and therefore doesn’t...

Could be tricky. Depends on how magnanimous/bonkers the YO is as a person. I mean, we’ve met horse people….Just because the horse sounds...

I think it’s really crap of the owner to take 3 months payment up front before she even knows if you get along with the horse. I don’t...

This may sound harsh, but this just isn’t your problem. Riding and horses are supposed to be enjoyable, and it doesn’t really sound...

Honestly, sounds like more hassle than its worth. If she is only coming in twice a week and the owner is doing nothing much with her...

Well, there is no magic, unfortunately. Only the owner will know if you need to ride or handle her differently in order to build more...

What does the owner say? Do they have the same problems? Some horses don't do hacking alone, either because they haven't been trained...

Are they used to bigger herds? I’ve come across horses (not mine, thankfully) who can’t deal with a herd of two. They need more to...