My sharer has just sent me a e-mail..

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offering me £3 a ride to ride my horse.

My horse is advertised for share -
She came the first time to just view her, then came back to try her in the school, then came back again to try her on the roads.

As she only wants to come once a week, we said we would neg on costs but I made it clear I was looking for a contribution towards feed etc.

She has just sent me an e-mail saying she will pay me £3 each time she rides...

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I was thinking more along the lines of £10 a week
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Good grief
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Don't think thats going to go very far
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How long is she planning on riding for when she comes down on her day? An hour? Two? Three? she would have to pay a darn sight more than £3 for a lesson
 
Ask her for a breakdown of how the £3 is going to contribute to 1/7 of the horse's weekly upkeep! I think £10 a week is fair if she only rides one day a week AND isn't working the horse overly hard. If she plans on schooling, jumping or hacking for an hours or two I think she should be paying more toward feeding the horse and shoes etc.
 
You can't let her get away with that.....£3 per ride....she's taking the P. She's emailed you because she wouldn't have the guts to say it to your face. Don't drop below the £10 level. It would cost considrably more than that to go to a riding school & walk round an arena nose to tail on a plod. Infact I would tell her to go & find another horse to ride, how could you get on with an idiot like that. She wants something for nothing!!
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Do you think £15? I was thinking either £10 or £15?

I don't have a school here but we have grassy schooling area plus a large jumping field with full set of showjumps. I have told her she can either school, hack or jump - I am flexible!

The horse isn't hunting fit but can cope with the a decent amount of work.
 
What a chancher, be very carefull might even be the type that will throw her self off, then try to sue for compensation. £3 pahh what an insult
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I think you might have problems doing it this way. If she is paying to ride then you are essentially hiring out the horse and there could be huge legal implications if she was injured. I think you need to agree a share price and not a riding price.

You could use this as a way out!!
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£15 is too much IMO - would be reasonable for two rides a week but not for just one. If horse is on DIY livery it can't cost you over a hundred a week, so asking for £15 for one day is extortionate.

I would say £10 is just about fair, certainly no more than that.
 
Oh the cheek of her!!! £10 per week is perfectly reasonable! £3 a week is just insane!!! No wonder she asked via email!!!
 
If that's how much she values your horse I'd be worried how much she'd care about his welfare. Sounds like she's only interested in having a good time at your expense.

Keep looking for someone who'll love him and value him, this one's not the right person.
 
Good lord! What are you going to do with £3 a week? Can you imagine her handing you a tenner every week an you scrambling for £7 change?! Either don't take any contribution or £10 minimum IMO.
 
I agree, if you're looking for a 'proper sharer', someone who will look after, exercise and pay towards keep, you don't want to hook up with someone who is paying 1980's prices for a weekly ride, when no doubt they won't turn up when the weathers' bad and won't want to help with the looking after.

Tell them to bu**er off! And find someone decent.
 
I would be saying no thanks to that, £10 is a very reasonable amount. If they think £3 is suitable then I would be questioning their overall judgment
 
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