Jessm
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Basically, tried to get someone to loan H, but it fell through... So im left with loaning him to a near by riding school... Do you think it'll do him much harm? i'm really worrying about it... Any advice?
Sending Horses To Riding Schools...
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spotty_pony
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Nothing wrong with it IMO if he is suitable for riding school life. E.g he isn't a 'one person' horse. Although, I would draw up a contract about how much they were allowed to use him and I would insist that they had at least one day off per week.
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
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It would be very similar I would think to loaning to an equine college. There's quite a lot of archive stuff on here on that topic so worth a look?
paddi22
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my main worry about loaning to a riding school would be
what level of rider would be on him, would there be a danger of his mouth getting destroyed with learned reefing on him
would he get turnout - some riding school ponies never get a break at all in some places!
what level of rider would be on him, would there be a danger of his mouth getting destroyed with learned reefing on him
would he get turnout - some riding school ponies never get a break at all in some places!
unbalanced
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Depends entirely on the riding school. My pony went on loan to a riding school for five years and they took excellent care of her. She had a good mix of work - pony clubbed, fast hacks, walking hacks, went out showjumping, did the BHS equitation competition, kids' lessons, staff lessons... Whenever I went to visit she was fit and shiny and happy and pleasant to ride. That was a relatively small stable with only about 20 horses where the owner treated the school ponies with just as much love and care as she did her own eventers (who also did some lessons). She was very particular about good riding (therefore good hands) and her young riders used to win and place in the BHS equitation for riding schools comp every year.
I've also been at riding schools (as a client for example) that I would never send her to. One place near me I have seen a BHSII refer to a short whip as a "beater", give it to a small child who hadn't mastered rising trot and screech "beat that pony". Er, no. You will NOT be teaching ANY lessons with my horse, ever. Another place up here (again, mentioning no names) the school horses get no turnout to speak of and I feel that if she was in their school, as she is a willing little creature, she would be used up and spat out within a couple of years. There are also the places that just do lessons and don't ever hack - again, not what I would want for my horse. I think you really need to research the place you are sending to - it can work out brilliantly and not all riding schools/horsey colleges are the same. If you go to a small school where you know the instructors are good, a good instructor will be looking out for your horse and will not let your horse be pulled around by novice riders.
I've also been at riding schools (as a client for example) that I would never send her to. One place near me I have seen a BHSII refer to a short whip as a "beater", give it to a small child who hadn't mastered rising trot and screech "beat that pony". Er, no. You will NOT be teaching ANY lessons with my horse, ever. Another place up here (again, mentioning no names) the school horses get no turnout to speak of and I feel that if she was in their school, as she is a willing little creature, she would be used up and spat out within a couple of years. There are also the places that just do lessons and don't ever hack - again, not what I would want for my horse. I think you really need to research the place you are sending to - it can work out brilliantly and not all riding schools/horsey colleges are the same. If you go to a small school where you know the instructors are good, a good instructor will be looking out for your horse and will not let your horse be pulled around by novice riders.