How to find a decent loan???

NW1

NW1

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Hi,

please can i have your advise...

i am looking for a horse to ride a couple of days a week.


Ive had my own for years, broke, backed schooled to a decent level etc, not blowing my own trumpet but im okay... i nly gave up due to tim erestrictions (working in London)

I started helping people, training their horses, the first one was a just backed & nervous horse. we progressed well & i was enjoying it but in the end the owner (friend) totally used me & sold it, which i have no prolbem with ... there are more politics involved that need not go into.

so, i moved on to help someone else, similarly just backed nervous horse, petrified of people & couldnt canter. i spend loads of time with him & he turned out pretty well :) however again, i was treated awfully and (again) politics involved.

I decided to loan - thinking that if there was a contrat involved things couldnt go so wrong...

the horse is a challenge, a real typical mare but were getting somewhere. then the owner got a new job & a new boyfriend so she has stopped riding... riding the horse that needs to be ridden practically every day. the horse is now dangerous to ride when i do twice a week, cant be lunged as its dangerous & isnt a plesant experience.

this is my hobby & with this horse, it is not fun. i have tried speaking with the owner to encourage riding/lunging but the interest is lost

i have decided to move on but am really unsure of how to go about finding a new horse to loan/ride/train.

I have asked friends but (un)fortunately they are all committed to their horses.

I have tried the local horsey magazines & shops, Is there a committed web site for this sort of thing?

What advise would you give to finding the right horse/owner to love their pony with??
 
First, where are you based and are you willing to contribute financially? The latter will help, as although some people will want their horse to get more exercise, many will also require some financial support, even if just paying for a share of the shoes. Or do you expect the owners to pay you? - if this is the case you will have to prove your riding ability and probably put out adverts.

Preloved is good and there are some for loan/share on Horsequest or Horsemart. Tack shops with adverts up, local facebook groups, etc. Are you part of a yard community (i.e. at your old livery yard or through friends) so you could ask around? It's a situation where if you are at a yard there are often horses that need riding, if the owners know and trust you.
 
NW1 said:
Hi,

please can i have your advise...

i am looking for a horse to ride a couple of days a week.


Ive had my own for years, broke, backed schooled to a decent level etc, not blowing my own trumpet but im okay... i nly gave up due to tim erestrictions (working in London)

I started helping people, training their horses, the first one was a just backed & nervous horse. we progressed well & i was enjoying it but in the end the owner (friend) totally used me & sold it, which i have no prolbem with ... there are more politics involved that need not go into.

so, i moved on to help someone else, similarly just backed nervous horse, petrified of people & couldnt canter. i spend loads of time with him & he turned out pretty well :) however again, i was treated awfully and (again) politics involved.

I decided to loan - thinking that if there was a contrat involved things couldnt go so wrong...

the horse is a challenge, a real typical mare but were getting somewhere. then the owner got a new job & a new boyfriend so she has stopped riding... riding the horse that needs to be ridden practically every day. the horse is now dangerous to ride when i do twice a week, cant be lunged as its dangerous & isnt a plesant experience.

this is my hobby & with this horse, it is not fun. i have tried speaking with the owner to encourage riding/lunging but the interest is lost

i have decided to move on but am really unsure of how to go about finding a new horse to loan/ride/train.

I have asked friends but (un)fortunately they are all committed to their horses.

I have tried the local horsey magazines & shops, Is there a committed web site for this sort of thing?

What advise would you give to finding the right horse/owner to love their pony with??
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I think youve been really really unlucky and will find a half decent horse that you will enjoy

no point wasting time with the last horse or owner

Google "horse loan" and look at the ads and also write about you offering to loan/share. Def put up ads maybe with a photo of you jumping / working well on flat to show how competent - dont worry about blowing your own trumpet - potential owners what to know what youve done and feel capable of

You'll find some thing. Just be patient

Also there is a face book group my friend is on - bound to be loads on there!!
 
Thanks guys, if it means finding something which I can enjoy of course I would contribute. I seem to have exhausted all options but good things come to those who wait don't they???

Im just a tad disheartened by it at the moment as seem to have had my fair share of upsets & bad treatment.

Fingers crossed I'll be able to post good news soon!
 
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