would you loan a horse to this type of rider?

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so, mature [ ahem] woman - 10 yrs plus own horse owning experience, secure employment, impeccable personal/equine references - happy to commit to weekly/monthly updates/vids/dated photos/ regular vists from owner & happy to keep horse on current yard if feasible [ re travel time/cost of yard]
negatives - rides like a spanner when first meet a horse and is not the bravest - does get better but first impressions are not breath taking:D
wants a horse to do some low level dressage/maybe a little local showing - has regulalr lessons with good local dressage rider and is getting better [ honest:D]
 
I'd say it depends on your horse :) If s/he'd be happy teaching a novice and wouldn't play up then sounds like a match made in heaven. If your horse is the type to take the pee and could end up breaking her confidence then perhaps not a great idea :)

Plus you have to consider if your standard of riding is considerably higher than hers, is your horse the type to pick up bad habits? Could her lack of confidence result in a nappy horse for example :)
 
I would think that most people would rather loan to someone like you than to a teenager whose parents are nominally responsible for the horse but would leave the day-to-day care to said teenager.
Unless your riding is absolutely dreadful, I would think that if you were to explain that you are nervous about riding new horses, most people would be glad to have you visit several times to get to know the horse. After all, it's not the same as selling a horse to the first/highest bidder.
 
Depends on the horse. If it was likley to take the p with some one who wasnt 100% the first time they sat on it the probably not if it wasnt then I would probably get them to stay at the same yard untill they were both comfortable or possibly get them sharing before letting them have full loan.
 
Totally depends on the horse, if it were a youngster for instance then no, but an older well established horse should pose no problem.
 
sorry - i realise that i may have caused some confusion - i am the mature woman in question - so looking for a loan - just wondered how people with horses to loan would feel about such a loaner:)
 
Why dont you try getting as much experiance on diffrent horses before you go out and try one so you are more confident? Its always horrible riding in front of the horses owner so if your more comfortable on unknown horses before then you can create a better impression.
 
Well Rubysmum you may not have received answers from the perspective you requested, but at least you now know what people think from the other side :0

I think if you are happy to keep the horse where it is and the owner will be around to monitor the situation, most owners would consider you!
 
rubysmum said:
sorry - i realise that i may have caused some confusion - i am the mature woman in question - so looking for a loan - just wondered how people with horses to loan would feel about such a loaner:)
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No confusion at all, I thought your OP was clear enough.

sorry though,I've not got a horse available to loan.
 
I look rubbish riding but have never had a problem loaning in past, owners have mostly cared about level.of care and commitment. To be fair though i wouldnt have gone to view an eventer or shoe jumper horses have always been ploddy happy hackers!
 
As others have said, depends on the horse & most people would want to see you ride more than once anyway. I'd never loan to say, someone who kicked & pulled but if the horse was suitable I wouldn't say no to a less experienced rider who was having lessons. And it sounds as tho you'll offer a lovely home, but just don't have a horse to loan you!
 
I would. You have lessons and improve as you get to know a horse, well so do most people, they just don't admit they need to!
I think the security and level of care are most important
 
Yes, it's more important to me that you show care and affection for my horse, I would put you on a "trial" if I was that worried about your riding ability. For me and my horse, I'd rather someone improving but very kind and responsible than someone super great rider but didn't really give a toss about the horse :)
Good luck in your search!
 
thank you for all yr responses - sounds as if there is hope then :)
i may have slightly undersold myself - have actually been riding & owning for a decade - competed at prelim & am doing some novice work at home on current p/t loan - 4 yr old v green baby
my big problem is that first impression of me are so dreadful as i get terrrible stage fright - i feel i need to have a note from someone sensible that says i can ride despite the evidence from viewings:D
i have weekly lessons from poor long-suffering PS & have just booked a couple of lesssons at a local RS to look specifically at techniques on how to get on a horse you dont know & avoid complete numptyhood - but any other hints & tips would be welcome:)
 
FionaM12 said:
:eek: Are you me? :D
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yes me to the only thing i would say is it is so hard to get the type of horse you want on loan i have a sharer for my mare he is a learner rider but seems to be getting on well with her he has a lesson every so often she is a happy hacker local shows ect he isnt doing her any harm she maybe take the piss a bit but isnt nasty with it i certainly would want someone like yourself to loan my mare if ever the situation arrose after all its the care and trust i want as long as someone wasnt hauling around on her mouth as she has a lovely soft mouth so i really hope you find a horse
 
So long as said riding like a spanner doesnt do damage to horse/schooling, ie is soft with hands, and will take instruction, absolutely.
 
Having seen the OP ride (shall I shame you and post the pic?!), she does not ride like a farmer as she claimed to me. She's very caring and if my boy was up for loan, I'd ship him up to her in a heartbeat cos he'd be well looked after. And she'd post a million pictures of him doing dressage etc!
 
rubysmum said:
thank you for all yr responses - sounds as if there is hope then :)
i may have slightly undersold myself - have actually been riding & owning for a decade - competed at prelim & am doing some novice work at home on current p/t loan - 4 yr old v green baby
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Slight understatement...:D

You're miles ahead of me - I have pathetic confidence in the saddle after a long time out of it and there seems to be a break down in communication between brain and body... But we've not long taken a mare on loan as my son had outgrown the pony we'd loaned for over a year... She's a perfect confidence giver for me and much loved by her mum - who, despite me being a total nervous numpty and acting like a total beginner when I tried her, reckoned my hands, seat and position were good so everything else would fall into place without me irreparably breaking her 'baby'... She's popped up a few times, brought her parents when they visited and and is as happy as larry with the life her girl has with us... It sounds as if you'd be a real gem as a loaner and probably suited (once you had gotten over the initial trial concerns) to a far greater variety of horses than I would... :)
 
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