Pros and Cons of getting a sharer

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I am thinking about getting a sharer a couple of days a week for my horse. He has been broken in about 9 months and is hacking out nicely and doing some schooling. I am getting busier with work and I would like it if he could be doing a bit more, expecially duing the week.

Do you think that as he is young it is to risky, could ruin the work we have done so far, or should I look? Any website reccomendations?

Thanks!
 
Personally in your shoes I would look for a 'professional' rider. So you may have to pay them a tenner a time, but it would worth it in the long run.
 
Hello OP
I myself was in this position with a young pony I had, she was winning every time out at Mountain and Mooland classes but was very sharp and only just five years old. Unfortunately the pony in question was only 12hh. I broke her, schooled her etc and she was top class. Thought to further her education I would advertise her on loan 3 days per week to child under my supervision and that of her mothers. Needless to say it did not work out, the girl did a bit to much with her one day and my pony simply dumped her and ran off. Not liking her new jockey any more. In my opinion loans rarely work out unless they are with a close friend you can trust and will pay the money you ask for willingly without you having to ask for it first. In my opinion horse keeping is a difficult enough business without bringing a potential stranger into the equation. These are my thoughts anyhow
 
I think it sounds like a bit of a mine field! I was just thinking that if I could find the right person, I know before I brought my horse I would have been interest! It just sounds very risky!

I am not really after a finacial contribution, but I guess it is a way of finding someone genuine rather than someone just after a free ride.

Thanks for your advise
 
Chose who shares him carefully. I technically have 1 sharer, and 2 girls from the Uni riding team that also ride my horse. The sharer has riden for years but is a pleasure rider, the uni girls however have been taught regularly (thankfully by GOOD instructors and not up here!) and he goes fab for them, and they do the stuff my sharer and I dont/Wont - i.e, REALLY fast work, and Jumping BIG :O jumps. They have even started to give me the confidence to try more, and my boy enjoys being challenged every so often.
Thankfully he just LOVES people and doesnt really care who rides him as long as he gets fed - typical male!

It can be good as long as u do approach it as a business deal so to speak, IMHO sharing with friends doesnt always work, and a well vetted stranger can be best. Also unless they come across as very mature, stear clear of young teenagers!! I had one share my horse and only just found out that she apparently hated him - which explains a lot of his behaviour at that time (I have tried not to hink about what might have been going on, and dont ofr the life of me know why she carried on sharing him).

It could work out well, or it could be a bad idea, it all depends on who u pick.
 
its a good idea, if you can find the right person, when they are trying your horse out it might be beneficial to have an instructor present, and then possibly get them to have a few lessons on said horse before letting them go it alone! i have shared all the horses/ponies i have ridden, as i cant afford my own, and i know some loaners who are horrendous, but i also know a fair few who really do value the fact that someone else is letting them ride their horse!
 
i want to put my horse out to share aswel however i have the same worries! i have had a offer but he is a novice and i think i wouldworry too much!! :s
 
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