Share horse problem. Help please!

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FinalFurlong

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Okay, I had a share horse who has recently been sold and she was great, 10 years old and you could do anything with him and I was just getting ready to compete him at the local show.

The woman who i shared him off was great as she let me jump and hack and was really open whereas a previous horse I had on loan I couldnt do anything with due to the yard I was on (thats another story!) so i want to keep loaning from her.

She has recently offered me her new horse to share, however she is only 3 and i was really looking forward to going out and competing on the old horse but I know I will have to wait a while for this one and its a problem because I had only just got the old horse ready and got my confidence on him before she sold him and as I really want to go out and do lots of things and this horse is too young!

But there are NO horses around my area for share and she is such a great woman to share from but I'm not sure if this horse will be right for me.

I haven't sat on the new horse yet, Im just worried about how young he is
 
She wouldn't offer you the share if she thought your riding wasn't up to it. So give new one a go, you may click, you never know. If you don't like new Horse then look for a new share
 
Christ that is a bit much!! I have a horse that's just turned 3 and I wouldn't dream of doing anything like that with him yet! his still bum high and baby-ish! and compared to a lot of 3 yr old I see mines actually very mature!

I wouldn't want to help bring one someone elses baby, if you're going to be doing all that work, surely you'd want it to be your own horse! unless they were paying you for your help, but im guessing it would be expected that you'd pay to share him?

if hes not the right horse for you, don't share him, im sure you will find another share horse locally, maybe through word of mouth rather than actually advertised?
 
1. If I cared about a horse's long term soundness, I wouldn't be jumping it 3', or at all, at 3 years old.

2. While she may be a lovely person to share from, it does sound as if she wants you to pay for the privilege of bringing on her baby for her. If jumping and competing is your aim at the moment, you shouldn't touch a 3-year old with a bargepole.
 
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