Can I get a sharer just to jump my horse or should I pay?

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Pondering ... I have a horse that is a bit too much for me to jump, he is a bit quirky in his mouth as he gets a bit anxious (I think I hold him in too much) he can jump, I have seen him jump 1.40 with ease - but I have admitted to myself that I can't jump him!

I think he could be good in the right hands, but I don't want to let him go to someone I don't know.

I was thinking of either getting an experienced show jumper to share him here at home, do you think such a person would want to bring on an unknown horse? (I was going to loan him but can't find anyone close to me atm - East Sussex) to help me with him, or should I pay an experienced person to jump him? but I cannot afford that more than a couple of times a month.
What would you do?
 
Do you want to keep this horse? You only talk of the jumping here so i am not sure how to advise?
What else do you do with him, do you ride him generally no problems and enjoy riding him?
 
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I had one of those! My mare has an excellent jump but is so v strong yet lacking in confidence that I really struggle sometimes to keep her beween hand and leg when jumping yet have seen other people jump her billiantly(eg my trainer, my intermed event rider friend). I have tried to find someone good enough to share and compete as I was pregnant last year but had no luck as anyone any good wanted paying. In the end I paid my trainer to take her out for me and vowed to learn to ride her. Spending mony on my training has turned out to be a better investment than getting someone else to do the work though I did have her spend some time with my trainer firstto re-establish her way of going.


I've jumpd her for the first time since having my baby this week and for the first time for both of us in 18 months and she wasn't easy but I managed her. OK we didn't jump as high as I know she can but was a much better feeling than watching her being jumped by someone else.

Sooooo, if I was you I'd perhaps try advertiisng for somoene prepared to train you but who will also ride for you. Do think you'll have to pay though.
 
Hi, I love riding him, but he is just not like my other horse that I feel really safe on, he hasn't done anything bad just feels a bit tense especially when I jump him but I know he can do it and I would love to see how good he really is - it's just I'm not going to be able to take him there.

He is a lovely ride in the school and hacking (very safe) he has an issue with his mouth as he yanks down on his bit when he is anxious.

I suppose what I'm saying is would a really good experienced show jumper be interested in jumping my horse for no payment if I offered a share in him? (unlimited riding with no cost)
 
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Hi, I love riding him, but he is just not like my other horse that I feel really safe on, he hasn't done anything bad just feels a bit tense especially when I jump him but I know he can do it and I would love to see how good he really is - it's just I'm not going to be able to take him there.

He is a lovely ride in the school and hacking (very safe) he has an issue with his mouth as he yanks down on his bit when he is anxious.

I suppose what I'm saying is would a really good experienced show jumper be interested in jumping my horse for no payment if I offered a share in him? (unlimited riding with no cost)

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In that case, i would advertise for a share/part loan and also offer them the chance of competing your horse to help bring that side of him on. I bet there are plenty of people out there that would love the opportunity
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I will, if a really good show jumper can get on with him, I will take them to any show they want to take him, and pay for entries, I would love that!

Any ideas where to advertie for this person?
 
Hi, Thanks for the replies, I am going to ask around at the riding club, maybe put an ad on their website, there could be someone who would want to jump him.

If not I will try at Plumpton College.
 
If he is a genuinely competitive horse you should be able to find a keen, skilled amateur to take him on, especially if you're willing to contribute to competition costs. BUT, if he's that horse you also need to be careful who you let on him as just because he's talented doesn't mean he's bullet proof, especially as he has some issues already. Unfortunately, you're likely to get a lot of people who *think* they can produce a horse like that but don't really have any basis for saying so.

Has he already got a record? Would he do for a skilled JR or YR - as in is he ridable enough and would he jump those tracks?

Also, I think you have to be reasonable about what you want out of the situation. If the horse is going to compete he will need certain management and preparation. It sounds like you're very reasonable but I'd try to set out everyone's expectations in advance.
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(I was asked to show a horse - for money, I might add - earlier this year that I declined, even though I liked it a lot. The owner regularly lent the horse around like a bicycle, giving anyone at the yard who wanted to jump big jumps a ride on it. The horse's confidence was already shaky to the point of refusing, and even though the owner knew this was a problem he was not willing to change the practice. It would have frustrated and upset me and done the horse no good.)

Do you know any show jumping trainers in your area? Perhaps give them a ring and see if they have students available that might be interested, perhaps someone whose horse has gone lame or who cannot afford to run a horse at the level they want. Otherwise, you could advertise locally and see what sort of response you get.
 
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