Sharer advice

[psychick82]

Hi all, I'm new here - I found this topic http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...ID=#Post3519507 whilst googling horse share websites, and I posted a reply but for some reason it doesn't make the topic go to the top of the forum list! The original topic that I replied to was posted a while ago, so thought I'd post my message in a new topic...

Hi,

I just stumbled across this topic when googling websites to advertise horse shares!

I just wanted to ask people's advice on my sitution - basically, I just want someone to help ride one of my horses 2-3 times per week, but it's only going to be "basic" hacking - I have two mares - mum and daughter - the sharer/helper would be riding mum and I'd be riding daughter who's now 7yrs. I cannot hack the pair of them apart yet (something I'm slowly working on) so I just need someone to help hack out a few times a week mainly for a) to gradually ride them further apart whilst hacking / work on the seperation issues and b) to get them both fit - so lots of repeatative hill work and mostly all in walk.

I live on a farm so we just hack on the farm land. It's something very important for me - the getting them fit / quite boring hill work etc and getting them confident riding apart from each other, but understand this doesn't sound very attractive to someone wanting to have the opportunity to ride!

I'm willing for the right person to help school my older mare, and I would even be happy to give that person some help/tuition, but she's not an easy mare to get to grips with, so I think the arrangement would have to start out as hacking only and then gradually get to know how she works / get confidence on her (she's not dangerous or anything (apart from a little spooky!) but if you don't "press the right buttons" she won't understand what you're asking).

I do currently have a helper rider but I get the feeling she is not interested any longer - lets me down last minute, never seems interested in the horses / asks questions, so our arrangement might come to an end soon. But after thinking realistically what I'm offering someone, who would want to do it??

Any advice would be really appreciative. I just thought my best bet might just be to put some ads up in the local paper shop or something??

Thanks,
Gemma

 

[Chestnuttymare]

not got a lot of advice really as i have never done it, just wanted to say hi and welcome.
you could maybe put ad in local feed store or tack shop. is there a local riding school that could point someone out to you? perhaps the local rag would be a good place too. my friend is trying to get a sharer at the moment and it is difficult to get the right person. I don't think the fittening work would put off anybody who was keen to ride, especially as it is a means to an end. it sounds a brill opportunity for someone.
good luck

 

[DuckToller]

I guess it depends on how many people in your area are horsey. I think your situation would suit someone returning to riding after kids say, who isn't that fit themselves so would happily ride gently to start with. But how to find someone! Yes, stick ads in local paper shop, local horse shop too. It might take a while to find the right person and you might end up with someone more novicey than you like, but anyone seriously good would want to do more of course.

As a last resort, you could always pay someone to help at first until you have resolved the separation issues, then at least you are offering a fairly fit horse to ride.

 

[diamonddogs]

Whereabouts are you?

 

[psychick82]

thanks for your advice, everyone, really appreciate it.

i am near wiltshire - why do you ask?

 

[diamonddogs]

Because this sounds exactly what I'm looking for. Trouble is, you're about 200 miles further than I'm looking!

 

[psychick82]

really? lol! what sounds appealing about my situation to you? this is what i'm worried about with my current rider/helper - in that we don't do anything particularly exciting, i get the impression she's not interested anymore, but she hasn't stopped coming - that's the problem in a nutshell, loads more than that which i prob shouldn't go into

 

[diamonddogs]

The fact that I'm a nervous returner, and happy hacking sounds perfect for getting my confidence back, so exciting is not something I'm quite ready for yet, then I can get back into serious riding and schooling.

I found the perfect horse, but she went lame before the share even got off the ground, and now we're no longer sure if she'll ever come back into work.

So if you ever move up to Warwickshire, please PM me lol!

 

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