Looking for someone to help me exercise my boys! (pics)

VictoriaEDT

VictoriaEDT

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Hi all

Well I am not quite sure what to do. In a perfect world I would love a horseless experienced rider to come and ride out one of my boys with me so they can go out together and give me some company with a small contribution towards shoes or something. However, what if she fell off and broke her leg or something? im paranoid about being sued! It shouldnt be like this and it really annoys me that you have too think like this now. How can I protect myself?

Is anyone interested?!! they are nice horses!!
Chard - Somerset

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I am sure lots of people would be very keen.
Perhaps you could suggest an agreement of general interest.Ie amount to be paid- what you are prepared for them to do ie compete, muck out etc.
Also I would highly recommend you telling them to take our riders cover from the BHS its only 20 quid and covers the rider for most eventualities.
Good luck.
 
Def agree that competant experienced horseless people will be only to happy to have themselves insured for 3rd party liability and ride other peoples horses. BHS membership is worth it. I did this last winter when hacking out a few horses for people.
 
Write an agreement that they have to sign that states you are not in anyway responsible for anything that happens to them while handling your horses and that they do so at their own risk
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I wish i lived near you! Surely an experienced rider would know the risk involved and should be able to handle the horses, surely they wouldn't sue you?! I am probably being naive but if i lived near you and went to exercise your horses and fell off i wouldn't care; it happens sometimes! I guess you'd have to talk to the person and see where they stand on the issue.
 
If you are honest about your horses problems / abilities, and believed the rider you chose could handle them, it would be very hard to prove negligence on your part. A disclaimer and own rider insurance are advisable anyway though. I dont think it makes any difference whether the agreement is countersigned by a solicitor or not--the issue is that you can't waive liability for negligence, and if negligence can't be shown then you would not be liable anyway so long as no money changes hands. The point of the disclaimer is to show that they understood there was a risk and believed their skills capable of managing it, and that you did not misrepresent the risk to them.

If you plan to take money (for shoes etc.) make sure you phrase the agreement in a "sharer" type way, rather than them paying you for use of the horse. Whilst it shouldn't make a difference how you phrase it, and I am not aware of any cases that say it does infact make a difference, I am inclined to think you are more likely to be held responsible for injury to someone who is paying you for a service (loan of the horse) than to someone who you are allowing to take partial responsibility for the horse, and the costs etc. which that entails.
 
I've got a couple of girls who excercise my horse for me when i'm at work. I haven't got any insurence or anything which is a bit dodgy I suppose. They don't pay/get paid or anything so I suppose it's only like a firend riding them? It's all a bit scareey this legal stuff isn't it!! You might be covered third party on your home insurence? I know when my dads horse sat on a car out hunting they paid out for the repairs.
 
I had a sharer for one of my horses in the past so I could concentrate on the younger one.

My mare was insured for any rider and any rider had basic medical cover they could claim on.

My sharer paid me a contribution towards her costs and past my tests as to her ability before she was allowed out on her, basically she had to demonstrate she could ride gently - Delia was very sensitive, could jump and could gallop without falling off.

I have since had several sharers and we had a written agreement, I was happy with their ability to look after the horse and the horse was insured by me for any rider.

I personally love your coloured cob - but then that is my type of horse.
 
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