What would you expect from a sharer.

Brontie

Brontie

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Ok, So im looking for a share horse, what things would you feel I would HAVE to know in order to look after your horse?

Obviously the answers would diver as all horses are different, but I just wanted a general idea,
 
How to recognise a lame horse. Not something I would have ever thought to ask until someone I know rode their horse while it was hopping lame because they had no idea!
 
As others have said, how to ride, how to be around horses safely and how to recognise if they are ill or lame. To respect that even if you don't agree with the owners ways it is their horse. Unless they are doing something which blatantly causes the horse discomfort, fear or pain then you should stand up and be counted.

To be committed to the horse as a whole and not just to turn up to ride on your allotted days.

And most of all to have fun!
 
If I took on sharer I would expect them to be honest about their abilities and would want to "supervise" them for a trial period.

I would want someone reliable who turns up when they said and done what they said they were going to do. Someone who was going to pitch in and pull their weight. To me the idea of having a sharer is to help out so one who creates more work and can't be trusted to "work" alone would be out for me

Personally I wouldn't expect money from a sharer unless they wanted to do "more" with the horse which resulted in increased feed bills etc. Having someone capable, reliable and trustworthy who helped free up some of my time and could be of help if I was ever unavailable would be the main thing.

I had a sharer for a very short time last year and I would never do it again
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Ive currently got a sharer due to both mine and my sisters injuries and getting horse back home. She is just fantastic...if Carlsberg made sharers and all that. She comes up and mucks out even tho Ive said she doesnt have to, she is great around the horses, and even tho she is a fairly novice rider, she is very confident and keen and has improved hugely as I tend to give her lessons when Im about. I dont charge her anything as she is worth her weight in gold! I feel like Ive found a real friend too, which is great. I think you both have to be on the same wave length and be able to be friends. As mine are at home I had to be able to trust her with my house keys etc and also like her as we now spend a lot of time together. Getting the right person is hard but worth the effort.
 
I like my sharers to treat my horses as if they were their own. to be competent enough to do them without me having to be there 100% of the time and yes I do charge as I feel that sharing is another way of horse ownership but without the full trials and tribulations.
 
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