Non-horse owners, how do you get your fix?

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DiamondSR

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Now I have sold my horse (though he doesn't go for a few weeks), I am already worried about how I am going to get my horsey fix. I have friends who have horses I can ride occasionally, but I know it won't be the same as having my own. I am planning to go along to a few shows to help/spectate, but I am really going to miss just being able to pop up to the yard whenever I want to hang around!

What do other non-owners do??
 
My great friend who is not a horse owner and also doesn't drive rings me up and I go pick her up!

She has had a rough time of it recently and tomorrow is going to have a lovely time going for a quiet miander on my old boy while I poo pick to cheer her up. We are also doing pony rides for terminally ill children for a few hours which is alway good for a pick me up. Can't wait to see the smiles on their faces!
 
Spend all my time on here :D

I ride 1-2 times a week usually, so don't go very much at all unfortunately! I spend my time reading horsey magazines, come on here, talk to horsey friends, go to as many shows as I can just to watch, volunteer to help groom/muck out/tack clean for people I know with horses who need extra help.. It's all I can do to stop me going crazy :D ;) xx
 
I go riding once a fortnight, come on here, read horse magazines and books, watch horse dvd's and help my friend with her retired pony xx
 
I work at a yard on sundays and have done for the last 8 years and all of my friends have horses or work on yards so I can still go riding with them. One of them works for RDA so I go up there alot too. I am their official photographer too lol and I get lessons when theres a free session too
 
Thanks for all the ideas, think I'll have to stick to grabbing rides occasionally and going along to shows rather than sharing/volunteering, as the reason I'm having to sell my boy is that I can't dedicate enough time to him and need to have fewer commitments. Though having said that I am suddenly going to have a vast amount of time free that I would normally be spending with him so might just have to see how it goes. Think I will definitely have my nose in the mags a lot more now, something I don't normally have the time for!
 
I share a horse and also look after another youngster (owned by the same person) at lest 3 days a week.

I ride with my friends and they are a generous bunch. I suspect I ride more than a lot of people who own horses. If I'm not riding my share I have another horse I ride regularly and 3 others who I can ride as well.

I may not own any horses myself but this coming weekend I am looking after 7!! (Why do friends always go on holiday at the same time?) For the next 2 weeks I actually have 3 to exercise and 5 to look after.

I am, however, also very aware how lucky I am ;)

When I was looking for my share I had lessons on a friend's horse and just spent time on the yard helping out. If you can help friends it is a brilliant way to get your fix.

I also go on here, have 2 magazine subscriptions and have a close knit group of horsey friends who all know I am trustworthy and able :)

Not having a horse actually makes you appreciate them more I think. Suddenly mucking out a stable is a fun novelty like at the beginning of winter), poo picking in the field with a bunch of friendly horses who you are welcome to stroke and fuss is something to look forwards to, riding is an opportunity to be jumped at :)

Enjoy it :) As I say to my full time horsey friends, I have a horse, I just also have disposable cash, lies in and a reliable owner to look after my baby if I am ever away ;)
 
Currently i just have lessons at a local riding school.
Looked for a part loan, then decided to buy so i am looking for one at the minute.

I just have a few lessons a week and help out at the riding school. :)
 
I'm in a similar situation! My horse went out on loan a couple of weeks ago and I'm really missing being able to just pop down to the stables and the general routine really. I've already started riding once a week at a riding school, but once a week just doesn't seem enough! I've also eyed up a horse looking for a sharer locally to me but I'm unsure about going down the sharer route so quickly - i feel like i should try to make the most of having more free time and money for a change!
 
I think i mentioned in another post, i'm going pretty crazy having not really ridden in months now, and aswell that living slap bang in zone 1 (well zone 2 but by a mere mile or so) in london doesnt help... so i'm volunteering on my day off, and the lovely people are going to give me a lesson in return :-) it'll only be once a week for the next 5 weeks, till i go back to uni and my girl arrives :-)

otherwise i just spend every waking moment thinking about horses, and trying to not bore everyone at work with my endless horsey chatter!

xxxx
 
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