Reashi
Well-Known Member
Right, I'm seeing the son of a racehorse trainer. I've started working for the trainer riding a few horses out for him, taking some up the gallops etc and get paid for it. I was riding an owners horse up the gallops and taking him over a few jumps, and half way through the owner turned up and watched. After I had finished and was tacking up my next horse, the owner put £40 in my hand. I said thank you and stuffed it in my pocket. When I was riding out with the son (who has not long started riding) I told him what had happened and he told me to give it back to the owner. Because my pocket didnt have a zip he took the money and put it in his pocket, and he said that he will give it back to the owner. Now, I think it shouldnt be given back to the owner, if the owner wants to give me some money for riding the horse then why shouldnt he, and surely its between me and the owner whether I decide to give it back. However, my bloke says that the owner probably doesn't realise I'm being paid for riding the horse by the trainer (I dont think hes that stupid!), and besides even if he didn't know I was being paid, the trainer isn't paying me £40 to ride the horse so I'd much rather the £40 than what the trainer is paying me!!!!!!!!!! So I would've liked to have kept it! Is this wrong?