Recent content by Lady_Dee

It's not been this winter thats the issues, it's been this Spring - we've not had a spring yet! Was really dry and freezing cold in Scotland for 5 weeks and then, RAIN! And a wee bit of sunshine! All the grass and plants darted up, but there does seem to be a bit of shortage at the moment!

I'm pretty sure it's classed as 'contribution towards keep' - that's what loaning or sharing would is... I did know someone before who had 2 horses and 4 sharers, each with set days on the horses - £10 a day, min 3 days a week each. That meant that they were making 60 a week per horse. That...

A friend of mine uses renigades, swears by them, she's tried everything and wont consider anything else!

Yes I agree totally! And i'll make sure i have a proper agreement in place etc, rather than having to potentially worry about this kind of thing! That way the rules are set out from the start and there's no ambiguity!

Well, Im not riding him again, and dont plan on it....so there's no way it can even be implied that I should pay for vet fees, after the last time ive ridden i've been told the horse is sound! Happy days.

Good news! Got a message from owner yesterday, the owner said that he is now sound! The owner was out with the him yesterday and said there's no issues other than he needs to build a wee bit of muscle. Thank you all so much for your replies, I was very worried over this situation, but...

PMSL! That's funny, yes, I need to talk to the horse more :-) We certainly all do have things to work on, and she's helped me with those things, so she fully knew what they were....of which, im pretty sure that any of those things ive mentioned, would not injure or make the horse lame, being...

Thats an interesting point, and one which i was thinking about.....the owner has never considered or spoke to me about not riding the horse, because of anything i was doing wrong, so they would have been responsible for NOT letting me ride it. There's a few things ive been given pointers over...

Thanks Minimilton, i like ot try and see things from others point of view, brings a different perspective to things.

Can see where you get your name from Rebel! lol :cool:

I've actually just went back and checked my dates again, i've ridden about 12 times over the last 5 or so months.... There was no formal agreement, just pay and ride really, although i did start out riding a twice a week and regularly once a week over the last few months. The owner has had...

I am no longer riding the pony now, just looking for the advice on if she can potentially ask for vet fees or not? There's been no accidents, or tripping or falling or any of the sort. Thanks for the info.

Yes thanks, CPTrayes, I did pm you last night, and no, i am not trolling, i had no idea there was such a thing! It's actually the other way around, where, this owner may be about to ask me to pay vets fees for a horse I've only ridden a few times this year...I was wanting to see what people...

Thanks for your replies, very helpful information!

For example, if he was riding, with too much weight leaning forwards, could this cause strain on the horses hips or legs to cause the need for vet attention?