Would you share your horse with a 'competant novice' rider?

i have just started sharing mine with a girl who i would describe as a competant novice:D i've tried sharing before with 'experienced' riders and it's failed after the first couple of weeks because they weren't able to get a tune out of my mare , think they were trying to prove themselves too much and my dear girl enjoyed making a fool of them:o
The girl i have now is younger, has the confidence of youth but not full of herself and is willing to listen to advice and learn. Yes i have to be there when she rides which may not suit someone who wanted a sharer to take over from them due to lack of time, but it's fine with me, means i can concentrate on my daughter while keeping an eye on the sharer;)
 
QR - yes, because it would mean they weren't going to start telling me how to do things, (I'd hope!!) they were humble and modest and would listen.

Technically I share my horse with my OH who is a competant novice. He even learned to ride on my horse. because he is a novice, there isn't much damage he can do, because he doesn't have the confidence to be pulling the horse around or being cocky or conflicting with my schooling. He just used to sit on, with a loose rein, and go for a nice gentle hack.
 
thanks for all the replys, sounds like i may have a chance after all :p

Good point about not being there all the time due to being away from home. I'm in a better position this year as will be working full time due to the placement and therefore will only have normal working holiday (about 5 weeks), although i'll still want to visit home a few times throughout the year. Spose i would just need to let someone know about it if i find someone :)
 
I've been sharing with the same lady now for coming up 10 years (:o) and I knew next to nothing that wasn't physically riding when I first started - I was a 12 year old fresh from riding school had no idea how to muck out (it used to take me hours!) and had trouble finding the right side of the bridle! :rolleyes:
However, like you, I was willing to learn and work hard and felt I was missing out on the stable care side of things - I started to share her daughters 13.2hh pony who was brill to learn on (very different from riding school horses - I don't feel I started to learn to ride until I started with Rebel) - here I am still now, sharing the lady's mare who is not the easiest of horses! I now see her every day and I go away to uni etc and know she is still here when I get back - I'm incredibly lucky with the way it has worked out.
There's plenty of people who are willing to teach the right person who they feel will bond with their horse :)
K x
 
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