TheBear1983
Member
When I was a kid back in Yorkshire, I had so many horsey friends, but after I had to put my mare down I had time away from riding and horses for some years. Now I am an adult and living near Bristol, I've returned to riding and have lessons at Summerhouse in Gloucester - I am absolutely loving my dressage lessons but they're private (I have indicated I'd be willing to share), so I don't really meet anyone other than my instructor. I can't afford to own my own horse at the moment, and as I've an autoimmune disease these days, I don't have the consistent health to commit to loaning (I would like to loan for a day a week to practice what I'm learning in lessons, but most people are looking for more days than that).
I have emailed to ask about the local riding club, but I expect I'd need a horse to participate in almost all events. I also looked at the BD's Quest, but there's no directory of existing teams that I could approach to approach to join.
I've thought about going down to a local livery yard, but I'm not sure how I'd feel approaching strangers - I remember I loaned my mare out to someone I didn't know once and she galloped her up and down alongside her field and caused her to bolt with me. I was not happy!
I've seen an old post on making horsey friends and there's mention of a great facebook page, but it's more for finding people to ride with whereas I am horse-less!
Any ideas?
I have emailed to ask about the local riding club, but I expect I'd need a horse to participate in almost all events. I also looked at the BD's Quest, but there's no directory of existing teams that I could approach to approach to join.
I've thought about going down to a local livery yard, but I'm not sure how I'd feel approaching strangers - I remember I loaned my mare out to someone I didn't know once and she galloped her up and down alongside her field and caused her to bolt with me. I was not happy!
I've seen an old post on making horsey friends and there's mention of a great facebook page, but it's more for finding people to ride with whereas I am horse-less!
Any ideas?