sharer - do i or don't i?

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maletto

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My sharer quit and I had a response to an ad I put up ages ago. The girl came to see him yesterday. From the description of her experiences, she's done an awful lot, although by her own admissions is not massively into flatwork.

I saw her ride and thought she was a little rigid of hand - B didn't look too comfortable but in her defence she's not ridden for 6 months.

She says she mostly wants to hack out, which is TBH, what I'd like.

So, question is - would you have her? I'm quite conscious of the fact winter is approaching so my options are getting more limited. The good thing about this girl is that she works shifts so can do day times.

I'm just worried about her ruining his mouth. I've said we can have a one month trial but do you think I'm making a mistake?
 
Perhaps she was nervous? Nothing worse than riding someone's horse with them watching :D

I would give her a go, but keep a close eye on things, horse's behaviour and demeanour etc. If things change for the worse, you can always end the share.

If it was me, I would have a proper share agreement in place too, with notice period written in, just in case :)
 
If she seems nice and will be realiable, trustworthy etc won't do any harm to give her a months trial to make sure the two of you get along and she gets on with your horse! If she wants to hack then u can always concentrate on the flat work when you ride. Good luck.
 
Give her ago. My sharer who I thought was great has just quit as she doesn't have time for him anymore. I've placed an ad and got no response yet
 
As it's hacking out then I'd be more likely to give it a go. Did you see her ride in the school - if so and it's not really her thing she may have been tryong too hard and using too much hand as a result.
Might be worth seeing if she's more relaxed with a contact on a hack if ypu or someone else can go out with her.
 
Give it a go - a months trial sounds very sensible. It could just have been nerves, which can affect people's riding in all kinds of ways. One of my friends is very nervous of riding new horses and will tip forward, grip with her knees and generally look like a novice rider. But once she has ridden a horse once or twice she rides beautifully and is very competent.

Could you maybe borrow a horse and hack out with her before making a decision? If she is holding onto his mouth all the way round then that's no good, but if she prefers hacking and is more chilled out then you will get a better idea of her abilities.
 
Please give it ago. As a a rider looking for a share, there's nothing more nervous than riding an unfamiliar horse whilst practically strangers are watching :) Like the others have suggested, give it a month or so trial and see how it goes :)
 
Id give it a go and if she can do day times then you may have hit the jackpot - as long as shes kind to the horse and doesnt do anything silly then what you describe can be worked on.

keep us updated
 
I've shared and loaned horses all my life and there's nothing more nervewracking than trying out a horse with the owners watching! She could have just been nervous and trying too hard. Or even just say to her simply that he prefers softer hands and get the issue out of the way before it becomes a problem. Good luck!
 
Thanks guys, you're right. I shall give her a go and see how we get on. Luckily one of my friends at the yard is riding out with her on Tuesday so can keep an eye on her.

It probably was nerves to be fair! I'd never thought about it being nervewracking for the potential sharer but that makes a lot of sense!
 
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