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    What do you do with your 3 year olds?

    Following on from my thread yesterday about a potential new share horse, what do you do with your 3 year olds? the thread read this (with bits added); Okay, I had a share horse who has recently been sold and she was great, 10 years old and you could do anything with him and I was just...
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    What is your gallop speed?

    Agree with darremi about the 13.2 pony
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    which phone do you have and where do you put it when you ride

    I used to have a blackberry but it was awful so I have the HTC desire c and it fits in all pockets so I just shove it wherever
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    Share horse problem. Help please!

    Yeah those are my thoughts exactly!! I've looked everywhere, nobody has a part loan hose in my area that isnt a shetland or a lead rein horse!
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    Share horse problem. Help please!

    Yes and he is already jumping around 3ft (bit much?), I'm just not really sure I want to help bring on a horse that young as I want to jump and compete and he's too young to do that
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    Share horse problem. Help please!

    I dont have a shortage of confidence at home its just competing as I don't like riding in front of people very much.
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    Share horse problem. Help please!

    Okay, I had a share horse who has recently been sold and she was great, 10 years old and you could do anything with him and I was just getting ready to compete him at the local show. The woman who i shared him off was great as she let me jump and hack and was really open whereas a previous...
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    Fingers crossed for the vetting!!

    BEAUTIFUL!!!
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    What to ask at a viewing?

    You'd better!!!! Good luck, I hope he's a nice one :D
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    What to ask at a viewing?

    The colour of hooves, PMP your not going to budge are you hahaha! But if you do buy a new one we need LOADS of pictures and a GIANT thread dedicated to him or her!!
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    What to ask at a viewing?

    PMP that's unimportant!!!!!! Colour? That isn't pushing it too bad is it?
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    What to ask at a viewing?

    Load, catch, clip, farrier, how is the horse to do in the stable, any vices, hacking, previous illness/injuries, what is the horse afraid of etc. Ooooohhhh please give us one tiny clue Pmp!!!!
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    how much does a stable person get paid?

    To add, as dabdab said racing is the only horse sport that has a min wage and wage structure, but by god don't think you still get paid enough to earn a decent living as you don't, you earn a basic living but not decent
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    how much does a stable person get paid?

    Racing has a wage structure, you can get the exact figures on the BHA website but under 18's get paid the least and it goes up by age/position and how long you work in the industry. If pay really bothers you then take my advice and don't work in horse racing, there are plenty of others on...
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