Do you pay to ride other people's horses?

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Just curious: may start a debate here too so doing a little investigating to ask you good people ,,,,,,,

Do you ride other people's horses and pay them to do so. You may be hacking, taking lessons or paying to 'hire' someone else's horse out hacking on your own. Do you loan/rent a horse for a fee payable to the owner?

So, if this sounds like you I would love to know.......

What reasons are there that you do this?
Is there a reason you do not go to a licensed riding school instead?
Did you know a riding school license is required by law to 'hire' a horse to someone
Do you know you are not covered by any insurance if the situation can be defined as being a riding school

Would value your experiences and opinions of this should you have one. Thanks.
 
No I do not do this. Yes I did know that it is a dodgy thing to do and insurance won't cover you. Why are you so interested?
 
My sister rides other people's horses, but she's paid to do so so is the wrong way round!

Does this throw sharing into a tricky light then? Because essentially that is what sharing is- paying to ride someone else's horse...
 
Don't know if it counts but when my boy was out of work due to injury I 'shared' a horse at my yard. I rode him once a week and in return paid the owner £10, I would either hack out or school depending on the weather and if anyone was there to hack with, he wasn't very confident on his own.
I did this as I missed riding and it was convenient to ride at my own yard once I had finished mucking out/poopicking/caring for my own horse.
There was also another horse at my yard I would ride once or twice a week in return for mucking out/poopicking but I didn't pay. I must admit I have never had rider insurance :S
 
I have had people pay to share my horse.
1. The reason they didn't go to a riding school was to gain the valuable experience caring for a horse before they bought their own and to ride a slightly more 'forward going' horse than the riding school horses they were used too.
2. They probably didn't know this but as said before they wanted to experience a different type of horse and the care it needs.
3. They had their own riders insurance and I had my own 3rd party insurance to cover anyone else riding my horse.:)
 
I have also had people pay to share my horses. £10 per ride and I have done all the horse care duties. It was to help me out as I have two horses and need help to exercise them.
1. They both wanted to have more of a one-to-one relationship with a horse than you get at a riding school. They both enjoyed learning with the horse and riding a horse with more of a personality than a riding school horse.
2. I didn't know that a riding school license was required, I wasn't hiring my horse, they were giving a contribution towards their keep.
3. I have 3rd party insurance to cover anyone riding my horses and the riders also had their own insurance.
 
I believe sharing, where you pay a contribution towards costs is ok, but I think someone paying per ride is probably not. If you check your insurance it will state that you are not covered if money changes hands.
 
I share a horse and pay a monthly amount to his owner. I ride him twice a week. I also go to a riding school for lessons.

I find that sharing a horse gives me the opportunity to build a relationship with a horse and to be able to carry out all the care tasks, which I enjoy. Also, it gives me the chance to school and progress with him. I would love to have my own but that would not be feasible at the moment for various reasons. Sharing gives me enough of a fix without taking up too much time or money, etc.

However, I still have regular lessons at a riding school as I feel it's important to sit on as many different types of horses as possible to keep improving my riding. Even if I could have my own horse, I would still continue to have lessons at a riding school.

:)
 
katherine1975 said:
I have also had people pay to share my horses. £10 per ride and I have done all the horse care duties. It was to help me out as I have two horses and need help to exercise them.
1. They both wanted to have more of a one-to-one relationship with a horse than you get at a riding school. They both enjoyed learning with the horse and riding a horse with more of a personality than a riding school horse.
2. I didn't know that a riding school license was required, I wasn't hiring my horse, they were giving a contribution towards their keep.
3. I have 3rd party insurance to cover anyone riding my horses and the riders also had their own insurance.
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Thanks Katherine. It is a grey area so worth people in such a situation clarifying this situation - as actually my customers pay something towards their keep too - but I have a licensed riding school so certainly not all profit for me! Sad to hear they felt the riding school ponies did not have any personality tho. They may have been overworked. I have some enormous characters and they are often full of beans too! Thanks for your feedback.

I would welcome more please from anyone else?
 
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