How much should I pay someone to ride Ale?
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Could you look for a suitable sharer to do that for you rather than paying out, unless you are looking for pro schooling of course
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I think you could find a sharer who is a good rider to help you out twice a week and give you some money towards his costs.... spoil him
We used to pay £12 to have J and Storm ridden whilst we were on holiday. But that was ten years ago. It was a RI that rode them for us.
Always makes me giggle that someone pays us to ride our horse they way THEY want, but we pay THEM to ride our horse the way WE want.......
There's a girl down the yard who is interested, she's a great rider and can do sat afternoons. She's only 14 but very responsible and her horse is similar to ale in some ways. Will see if she wants to but would be perfect, I'm happy to give her pocket money for riding him, perhaps £5
At 14 I would have felt very priviledged to be asked to rides someones horse, even without pocket money
Me too. I was offered a pony to ride at 14 and felt the luckiest girl in the world. Being paid would have never entered my head!
My yard charge £20 for a schooling session.
I wouldn't pay for a 14 year old to school my horse. If you are looking for a rider why not advertise for a sharer for him?
I wouldn't pay for a 14 year old to school my horse. If you are looking for a rider why not advertise for a sharer for him?
If it's a professional you pay their rates. If not, it's between you and her. She sounds a good bet, I am sure you will come to an arrangement!
I use to school other people's horses and i charged a lot more than that.
It depends on what you want. To just exercise or to school. To exercise i charged £10 for 1/2 an hour.
If i want someone to walk my dog i get charged. So if i want someone to exercise my horse i pay.
If you pay you get a say, if you don't you can't make demands on what you want them.
I think it is strange that horse people charged to share their horse. I would like help with my two but i would not charge.
It depends on what you want. To just exercise or to school. To exercise i charged £10 for 1/2 an hour.
If i want someone to walk my dog i get charged. So if i want someone to exercise my horse i pay.
If you pay you get a say, if you don't you can't make demands on what you want them.
I think it is strange that horse people charged to share their horse. I would like help with my two but i would not charge.
I have exercised and paid towards shoes. It wouldn't enter my head to be paid for it.
I wasn't riding anywhere else then, so three times a week was great to be out and about.
Schooling though is different. I wouldn't school for nothing, not that I would do it/offer.
I probably would exercise someone's dog for nothing. I like walking dogs. But train them, that's different.
I wasn't riding anywhere else then, so three times a week was great to be out and about.
Schooling though is different. I wouldn't school for nothing, not that I would do it/offer.
I probably would exercise someone's dog for nothing. I like walking dogs. But train them, that's different.
I think Ale if you think she is a good rider and are happy to trust her with your lovely boy then why not, sounds like a great solution, it's up to you if you offer her something or not, to be honest I too would have jumped at the chance to ride someone's horse at 14 and would have happily done it for free, but a little bit of something would show her that you appreciate what she's doing.
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