At 15:53:02 on 07.06.11, minki31 wrote:
Hello, I have been thinking about getting a horse (my first one), I have been thinking about sharing it with someone but I don't know if I would like someone else treating my first horse as their own, I know that may sound stupid. But sharing may be the only way of getting a horse so it is putting me off buying one!

At 16:54:50 on 07.06.11, NoraPieterse wrote:
How come sharing a horse is the only way you can get one? x

At 16:58:16 on 07.06.11, minki31 wrote:
Well I'm a teenager and if I get a horse all to myself I wouldn't have time to go out because I would have to go see the horse everyday without fail. And my mum would have to drive me home everyday which ain't to fair on my mum x

At 17:03:40 on 07.06.11, minki31 wrote:
Just to add, I could have one to myself, I would just have to get a paper round or something. I would get a job if I really HAD to.

At 23:15:26 on 07.06.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Instead of buying one and then sharing the horse you buy why not look for a horse to part loan then you will pay a lot less and you could give it back if you didn't 'click' because if you buy a horse no one wants to share you would be stuck and having a horse all to yourself means going every day to do jobs and ride and often twice a day unless your horse lives out so i would definately suggest getting a part loan maybe 4 days a week? Then when you feel ready to go a step further get a full loan and eventually buy you own horse a few years down the line, this way your parents will see you're serious and might be more willing to buy you a horse and pay for the keep and insurance etc. Its expensive lol, good luck whatever you decide

At 06:47:42 on 08.06.11, minki31 wrote:
I have already half loaned a horse but I grew out of him really quickly, yeah that is a good idea I will try and half loan a horse, but how will I find one on my area??

At 22:19:13 on 08.06.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
you could look on the internet or in tackshops on notice boards, horse mart and preloved are two good websites as you can filter your search for loans and where you live instead of scrolling through endless pages :)

At 12:50:29 on 12.06.11, NoraPieterse wrote:
some yards offer working livery where your horse is used in riding lessons and looked after as if it were a riding school pony but it is owned by you and you can have a contract to say which days you want to ride and those days the horse will not be used. On the yard where I worked last summer they had this arrangement with a lot of horse owners and it works well. Some people have busy lives with school or work and so they need their horse to be excercised in the week. This way is fairly cheap and reliable I think. good luck with whatever you do :) x

At 16:05:54 on 12.06.11, NMH wrote:
Come to that to start with you could see if any other busy owner in your area wants a regular person to exercise their horse- many do! When I've been too busy in the past with work/small kids I've offered this to youngsters/ older people who couldn't have their own horse & it's been a win-win situation. Sometimes they've competed/done Pony Club camp etc with my horse once they have got to know each other.

At 18:18:01 on 12.06.11, bee20 wrote:
I part loaned a pony for 3 years before we bought our pony which was a great way to know if we were committed enough to buy one. Our pony is kept on full grass livery which means hay and feeds are included in the price and she is fed and checked every day by the yard so we don't have to go up every day. It is more expensive but means I don't have to worry about sorting her out when I'm at work and don't have to find someone to look after her when we go on holiday.