do people share older horses?

:) Yes definitely i returned to riding after a long break and now share a 20 year old welsh sect D and specifically went looking for an older horse who had been there and done it. She's been an absolute dream and I love her dearly.
 
Yes me, signed up for a 30 yo been there done it cob , she will suit my needs perfectly, she isn't silly but can be forward going and keep up with the young 'uns out on hacks. Can't wait to start enjoying her company.
 
My horse is 18 this year, I would have a sharer for her, she doesn't really jump or school but is forward and safe and it would be a big help but I had so much stress from my daughter's last sharer for her horse that it put me off. Don't get me wrong, sharer loved horse and was reliable but the stable politics were ridiculous and I felt a lot of distress over it
 
My loan/share mare is going to be 20 in May!! Although she does act like she is a lot younger. She can still gallop like there is no tomorrow when we go out for fast hacks, but is safe and sensible on the roads.

So long as the horse is sound and up to the work level required of them, I don't think age matters at all.
 
Yes, my recent part-loan was in her early 20s. She was only capable of light hacking, but as I was mainly looking for a horse to help restore my confidence, she was great.
 
My first pony was shared with a friend when he was the wrong side of 25. I wasn't doing anything much with him, and he was still active. My sharer was a small adult, and she learned loads, and even went jumping at a show or two.
My pony let us know when he was finished with jumping, one day he threw a few stops and I just said that if he doesn't want to jump then so be it, as he had never stopped before. The first day he stopped was the last day he jumped.
I thought the sharer would move on, but she loved him so much she stayed sharing with lighter hacking work.
In the end, when he was over 30 years, the melanomas got him, and it was also nice that he had two families who adored him right to the end.
 
Yes! I loaned a 32 year old but you wouldn't have known it- first time I rode him he shot off across the school!

He wasn't able to jump so stuck to light schooling then when he started to struggle I changed to pottering him down the road instead then just went up to groom him. I loaned him for about a year before he was pts due to colic.
 
My first share was 23. My own pony (or rather mini-horse) is out on loan at 20ish (a good old fashioned been there done that brought the t-shirt fella) - I was overwhelmed by the interest in him. He's in a lovely loan home to an experienced rider as a happy hack for her and an escort for her daughters youngster and they are very happy - pony is too and so am I :).
 
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