A sharer or paying out for a pro...

Ambers Echo said:
OK well this is very promising.... She was lovely and she rode her beautifully. She used to work on a breaking/schooling yard and used to event. She is a far better rider than I am. When I heard about her experience I thought she is bound to want paying! (I've had a few conversations that end up there....) but there won't be any money changing hands. Her situation is that she has an eventer who was retired unexpectedly through a field injury and has then had a baby so not in a position to have her own for now. But does want to get back into riding. And eventing. She has gone away to think about it. I hope this works out. Though she is planning to buy her own in Spring so this will be a short term arrangement. But buys me time at least and Deedee will benefit. Win, win, win......
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Sounds great AE.... Fingers crossed for you.

Otherwise I'd search out a retirement/grass livery type yard and give her an extended holiday until Izzy is ready to ride her again.

Fiona
 
Sounds like you need a me!

I have a share cob and have just taken on their mare as well with the view of her being my project to bring back into work. They get their horses exercised and schooled a bit better and I get to gain experience in schooling different horses and bringing them into work.

I'm not paid, and I don't pay them anything but I will buy the ponies presents every now and then
 
This sounds exactly what I do. I'm fairly experienced riding young horses and have also evented. My horse retired unexpectedly at the end on the 2018 season but another lady in my yard was having an operation on her back so I rode her horse for the season, I didnt pay her anything and she didnt pay me but we both benefitted from the situation.
I'm doing the same this year with another, less experienced horse. However his owner still rides and takes him places, we just share everything
 
Why aren't you in the south east? This is exactly what I'm looking for.

I have 1 share horse currently, he's a true schoolmaster type and the owner could probably ask a reasonable amount of money for a sharer to contribute as he's the type alot of people would like to ride. (Schooled to AM, jumps, hacks, does working equitation) however for her the right person was more important.
She's very busy so doesn't have time to ride 5 or 6 times a week so I fill in and ride once or twice a week - and it saves her money as she doesn't have to pay someone to do it for her.
Only he's 30 miles away from where I live.
Cannot find anything closer to home for love nor money.
I'm not quite good enough to charge but I am competent, my own horse is out of action, I think I could be really helpful to someone in a similar situation to yourself. I can't justify a financial contribution unfortunately, which is what most people seem to want.

So yes, it may take a bit of time and patience, but there may well be others like me out there, you just need to sift through some rubbish first (especially given as sharing generally is recommended as the in between step from riding school to own horse so I would expect there to be a few of those being hopeful)

Good luck, it sounds a frustrating situation.
 
I'm not sure where in the country you are, but if anywhere near a college / uni there are often experienced students who have had to sell / leave their horse at home and would love to be able to ride a nice horse through the week for no charge.
If the latest lady (who sounds fab!) doesn't work out, worth looking into the students union/ BUCS system to see if there is anyone local.
 
It can and does work. When I got my second horse youngster I knew I could do with a little help. Someone to ride with as well when bring the little on one.

There was a lady at my yard that had shared a few but the owners either moved on on the horse pts. She was left with no ride and I offered her my boy for a clinic that was being run at the yard. I had seen her ride loads of times and knew she would be prefect. She loved him (he is not a novice ride) she has a lesson on him every wednesday and hacks (sometimes with me on the little one) one day at the weekend. No money changes hands. I do all the chores because I love that part of ownership plus I still have to go to the yard to see to my other two.

I have told her that if I am not competing she is welcome to compete him (there are comps at my yard all year round). I struggled for a little bit as he is my world and I couldn't bear to see him fussed over by someone else. But I am cool with it now and it means I get to send that extra time training the little one

Fingers crossed she agrees to take her on
 
Sounds like you might have found a perfect match. Hopefully it all works out :)

There are definitely people out there. I’m in a very similar to the rider you’ve found. Current horse is off games until next year and I’m looking for something to ride in the meantime. I have the experience to ride young/difficult horses but would rather avoid a financial contribution if my riding would be improving the horse. Can I find anything? Absolutely nothing around me that I’ve seen. Only adverts I’ve seen are for young green horses and ask for financial contribution. Most ask for stable duties to be done as well. I wouldn’t mind the stable duties but i think it’s cheeky to ask for payment. It’s different if it’s an established horse
 
Ambers Echo said:
Thanks everyone. Plenty to think about. I have the person tomorrow, and another 2 possibles. One may not be experienced enough. The other probably will want paying. But we will see. I think a solution will just present itself one way or another so I will just wait and see what happens and ride them both as often as possible myself. I will also ask about private costs for the op. Apart from anything else she is in pain all the time and it's not fair to make her cope with that for months on end.
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There are a lot of wannabees out there who think they can ride and bring on a young horse. Sadly it could all go wrong and you end up with a bigger problem. Anybody good is not going to do it for nothing, especially if your mare is short of turnout and full of herself. You have to think of insurance issues as well. The ulcers were likely caused by not being turned out enough and causing stress. I would turn out if you can until your daughter is sorted.
 
The ulcers were caused by too much commotion on a busy yard and a resident pig! She had masses of turn out in a hilly 8 acre field with other horses when she developed them. She actually does not really cope well with too much turn out tbh.

I feel very lucky as the person who may want her is more than up to the task of riding her but the insurance issue is a very good point. Thanks. That would all be covered in a share agreement but not sure about these 'trying her out' rides. I guess the same applies to viewings? Can you be liable if someone comes off on a viewing?
 
Congratulations!

I have had a couple of sharers when I was younger, and with both of them I gained a pal to do horses with, and that was with so much more than I could have imagined!
 
Excellent news, it certainly isn't true that anyone good won't do it for nothing I'm always surprised when people say this and just presume it's because they don't know anyone who would or wouldn't do so themselves.
I know a good few people who have had similar arrangements, they are good experienced riders having jumped fox etc but have professional jobs that mean they would struggle to keep their own. - friend did this this summer, 4yo, owner wanted it to have some record before sale but unable to do so herself, had an enjoyable summer training and eventing it and it sold in September. She woudln't have been able to enjoy eventing otherwise that year so everyone happy all round.
There are a few who are very good riders but financially are in no position to pay for either their own or a share but would very much enjoy improving or maintaining a nice horse.
 
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