tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post8153965914299811682..comments2023-10-31T03:36:48.285-04:00Comments on Diary of the Overanxious Horse Owner: Turn OutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-25697188039698948652009-03-06T10:50:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:50:00.000-05:00Hi - I'm new to your blog - I read occaisonally an...Hi - I'm new to your blog - I read occaisonally and not sure if I've commented yet or not...<BR/><BR/>It is a bit of a tough call deciding to use your horse for lessons, but it isn't a bad idea, as long as you trust the instructors to make sure the students are riding properly...<BR/><BR/>Interesting that you have to pay extra for turnout! Here, at 99% of barns, we have to pay extra to get a stall!<BR/><BR/>Hope everything works out ok for you and your horse!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-21645732523799107282009-03-05T19:58:00.000-05:002009-03-05T19:58:00.000-05:00Thank you both. I really trust KAT. She teaches ...Thank you both. I really trust KAT. She teaches all the lessons at the barn including mine, and does training rides on Junior, too. I think I'll see how having turn out affects him and then re-visit the lesson conversation with KAT. <BR/><BR/>On a selfish level, I've waiting so long to have MY OWN HORSE that I'm not sure if I'm ready to share him just yet. <BR/><BR/>I am much more interested in the type of situation wilsonc mentioned. Maybe I'll talk to KAT and if she has a student who she thinks would pair well with Jr we could look at that type of situation.Rebecca Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058661062366527906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-90661320444539173332009-03-05T11:20:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:20:00.000-05:00There were lessons going on at the barn I use to k...There were lessons going on at the barn I use to keep my horse at. As a matter of fact I learned to ride there on their lesson horses. If you have a very conscientious trainer she will only pair your guy up with riders who are ready for him...if not...there could be trouble. When I bought Boo, I chose not to make him a lesson horse. Instead I watched the people at the barn who were horseless themselves. I watched their riding skills and how they treated the lesson horses. When I found someone I thought would be a good match I offered them the opportunity to sponsor my horse. That meant they could ride him whenever they wanted too. We usually worked out a schedule between us, but if I wasn't going to be there on my days they could go ahead and ride. They could show him too. I never had a problem. I retained ownership and trailriding rights. If I wanted to show too, we split up the shows. In exchange for this privilege they paid part of his board. I paid his vet care unless he was somehow injured while they had him off the property at a show and then it was their bill. I did shoes unless he needed special ones for what they were doing...in that case I paid the trim and they paid the shoes. This was not a lease because I retained the right for primary use, and could cancel the contract with 30 days notice. It has worked well for me through 2 different sponsors on Boo and 3 on Bay. I like this option best because it left me in control of who was on my horse.wilsonchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085470527006328839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-15807299048996334382009-03-04T22:20:00.000-05:002009-03-04T22:20:00.000-05:00by the way he's gorgeous,I love roanie horses! he ...by the way he's gorgeous,I love roanie horses! he reminds me of a friends old pony club horse,he was friends with my old pony club horse,they played rough-even tore down a paddock fence once by sitting on it.Donna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366144155136399369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-44901923350090500842009-03-04T22:17:00.000-05:002009-03-04T22:17:00.000-05:00I hear ya,it's a tough call having them use yo...I hear ya,it's a tough call having them use your horse for lessons,but if the person you take from or who trains your horse is teaching the lessons he's used in,then you probably don't have anything to wory about.She knows him and she'll keep him safe.Horses are smart,they learn to adjust for what the riders know!You might even make a connection with a rider who might like to share riding with you & fees. In exchange they could maybe take him to a show you don't ride in or something,not sure if you thought about that possability.Donna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366144155136399369noreply@blogger.com