Do people turn their horses out when they are unable to ride?

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Denise657

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Basically next year i am having a gap year and i was wondering if people would want someone to ride their horses while they are unable to.
I was thinking that a lot of people get injured or are pregnant so maybe they would want someone to ride their horse rather than turn them out so they dont have to bring them back into work when they have recovered.
I was just wondering if you guys would want someone to do that for you, just wondering because if nobody would then i will have to think up something else. =) thanks.
(sorry if ive broken any rules but this isnt advertising i was just wondering if people would be interested)
Thanks for any comments.:)
 
I would be interested but it would come down to ability/suitability of the rider, reliability, availability and cost. I would rather my horses were not ridden than ridden by the wrong rider, but then im fussy!
 
Personally would turn mine away. But that's me, I'm fussy and the girls aren't exactly the easiest to ride...or look after!

There are a lot of people who are looking for people to ride their horses (Am I right in thinking you're looking to ride someone's horse?) but a vast majority of them would also be looking for contribution towards upkeep if you're wanting to go down the part loan route. It seems very few people offer rides in return for mucking out etc.
 
As said, it depends on a lot of things. If it were my horses I would see if someone I knew could ride and just pay them a bit, or turn away instead of having a stranger ride that may ride them badly. I have in the past ridden horses for people at my yard that have gone on holiday etc for free, as I know that sometime in the future they can repay the favour. I think a lot of people would be looking for a sharer that could then pay for some of the upkeep rather than be paid for the riding yourself.

Of course there are some out there that may pay for that kind of service. I used to get paid £30 a week (4-5 days) to ride a mare that her owner was scared of, and I thought this was very generous. The following year I got paid £10 a week (5-6 days a week) to ride a mare that I used to loan, I was happy to ride her for free but her owner felt bad about it. So she gave me petrol money :)
 
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My old horse (when he was not an old horse) was on loan to one of the colleges for a winter when I could not ride and I was more than happy with that. People on here have had different experiences of doing it but it was the ideal solution as I did not want to sell him but was struggling to look after him due to personal circumstances at the time. I got him back, fit well and ready to compete.

It probably does depend on the horse and you as to what you think is appropriate.
 
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