Recent content by Hobbitpony

I did a summer at a summer camp in Pensylvannia with the BUNAC scheme. It was an experience! A LOT of hard work, A LOT of hard partying(!!) and I spent a month tripping down the west coast afterwards. Hugely entertaining and I became a lot more streetwise that summer. It set me up to spend 8...

Assuming that she gave you adequate notice that she was going away then I would refund the money. Try looking at it from a different angle from having a sharer for 2 years at say £60-£100 per month; you've probably gained roughly £1500-£2000 towards the costs of keeping your horse that otherwise...

This ^^ is all sound advice. At the end of the day sadly its her horse and she may just have to learn the hard way but the right pack and the right meet could make all the difference, for example around us Beaufort Saturdays = mad/brave souls only, Cotswold Thursdays = hunting for softies (I am...

I've been sharing horses for over 5 years with various different owners so I feel a bit of an old hand at the sharing game. I definately think someone will take you on and I think if you could find the right arrangement you would benefit enormously. Your biggest asset is that you are clearly...

Hmmm well my boyfriend went mental at me last time I had a horrible flu bug, too sick to go to work, but I still went and mucked out/rode my share horse. I probably shouldn't have done it but I was brought up that horses get done come hell or high water. That said not everyone is as...

This! I also think you have ethical issues with not providing anonimity for participants. Maybe some universities turn a blind eye at undergrad level, but I would have been slated if I'd tried to do what you've done for my MSc research. I sympathise it is very difficult to get a large enough...

If you believe in those sort of things and if you want it there is supposedly a 'gift' down my mothers side of the family. I had a few odd experiences as child. My worst was at 15 I used to play polo and I was plagued for a week by a reoccurring dream and day dream of a chestnut horse collapsing...

At the end of the day it comes down to common sense and the individual horse/pony. My first pony arab/welsh was a poor doer, lost weight really easily and was miserable left out in bad weather, even though we didn't clip him, so he was always in at night, well rugged and well fed during the...

When I was a child my Mum loaned a pony which wasn't a novice ride for me as a weedy wibley 10 year old. Ponys bad behaviour quickly escalated once he realised he could get away with it and my confidence was so bad I was practically back on the lead rein. We terminated the loan and bought a very...

I think this situation is slightly different. The owner has a youngster which she doesn't have the skills/ability to bring on herself. She is looking for a sharer to do it for her for free whilst collecting £60 towards the bills. Now either the owner will find someone fully capable of doing it...

Hmmm well I am also a sharer. Firstly from bitter experience I know there is nothing worse than being over horsed so I am brutally honest and picky about what I will/won't share. I recently had a chance at riding/competing a lovely youngster however as soon as my bum hit the saddle I knew in my...

My parents lost me at a friends party when I was a toddler (parent fail!!) and when they finally tracked me down I was in their paddock hugging the leg of their thankfully quiet and ancient polo pony kissing it on the knee.

Ideally yes your jacket should be tweed before opening meet, and blue/black after. I'm sure some hunts are pinickity about such things but most are happy for newcommers to just turn up smart and tidy. I hunt once a year (and thats if I'm lucky) so I always wear tweed whether hunting or cubbing...

Fab report glad you had a good time I bet S was loving it :D

Yes, I was about 16 and looking after my Aunts horses while she was on holiday. My sister and I decided to ride in the paddock rather than go for a hack, which wasn't unusual practice in the summer. There were some poles and tyres in the paddock so I put up a small jump for my sister (less than...