should I offer money for the new share horse?

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All my previous shares I have paid some money towards... Maggie I paid £180 an month (but she was on full livery with fab facilities...) and Jess I paid for her shoes.

BUT my new share who I have met once has not said anything about money... should I offer to pay something?? Like for his shoes? He is on part livery so I will be mucking out etc. on my days. She also mentioned that she was pretty short of time and just wasn't getting round to riding him (even though there is a small indoor arena).

So ideally I don't want to pay (sounds bad BUT it is the reason I share not own, to keep the costs down) but I also feel bad that I am riding for free. I dunno!! Nothing about money has been mentioned though...

What do you all think should I...

a)carry on and not mention the m word
b)mention it and say I'd like to pay for his shoes
c)just ask if she wants some money

jeez it's all so difficult!!

BTW he's a 16.3hh trak x hols lovely lad to ride and loads of scope (although I doubt i'll use it!). He's a bit quirky to tack up and hack with mares. He is also available for me to have lessons on. Yard has small indoor and large outdoor with a little bit of hacking...
 
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I think you should at least offer - and hope she says no
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Sorry if my post has made think this...
some people dont want any money and if she hasnt mention anything then she prob doesnt, but I would offer just so you know where you stand.
I understand what you mean about keeping costs down, I would never expect a sharer to pay all his cost just a small contribution to his keep, which in my case would be less than 1 lesson at the local RS!
 
Sometimes its not about the money, but being willing to add financialy to the horses upkeep can be a show of your comitment to him. Sharing is a two way street you have a horse to ride , the owner someone to care for the horse on days they cant manage.

How about offering to pay for the horses wormer as an alternative to a regular amount of money or shoes.

I would have thought anyone offering their horse for share would state at the begining if they wanted a cash input.
 
ask what the deal is.
When I was at uni we had a girl who could ride the pony in exchange for helping with both boys.
Recently we had sharers and I made sure we agreed money straight away.
 
I would say to the owner you would like a two week trial just to check your comfortable with all this horses quirks (and so you know that you can get along with the owner ok if you've only met her once) and if your happy to both continue then you would like to pay for his shoes. For what your getting I would say you'd still have a good deal. Definately say something - my experience some people are funny talking about money but then get resentful if they dont get what they think their owed even if they didnt ask for it??!??
 
I would ask straight out. My owner was a bit reluctant to say at first (young, polite, not used to asking people for money!) but actually had a specific (reasonable) deal in mind.
 
OK thanks guys that's helpful. I think it's a good idea for the 2week trial as he did seem a bit testing when tacking up. I'll offer to pay for shoes as well and take it from there.
 
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