Need Opinions in my Lease Horse Please

[Skiver123]

Hi All

I'd appreciate some opinions on this please.

I'm currently leasing a horse. I've had her for about three months now. I've been riding since I was five years old, at a riding school and I've always wanted a horse so this is the first time I'm actually leasing one.

Long story short, does this seem strange:

The owner of the horse does not have a saddle as it broke before I started the lease and she hasn't bought one since, this means I can only ride bare back.

The horse is very temperamental, they are training her, so lots of lunging and training her to follow voice commands, mostly all my leasing is based on me lunging her and training her. I've no experience with this so I'm doing what the owner tells me to do.

I can see her as often as I like which is great, however, I can only ride her for as long as my nerves can handle. She bolts, bucks and loves jumping so she will sporadically jump, even if there's nothing there. That's all well and good but having to ride her bareback and not knowing what may happen next is unnerving, I've already fallen once as she did a mad gallop and a buck!!

I feel like I'm paying and not getting much benefit at all. I like the owner very much and I love the horse so don't want to leave her but does this seem wierd? As a "Leasee" I would have thought getting a saddle etc was part of the lease fee.

I also feel like sometimes I get somewhere with the training and feel great and the next week she plays up again and it's back to square one.

I tried taking her on an outride as we have a beautiful beach to ride on but that was a disaster! She misbehaved the whole way. I was constantly struggling to get her to behave. On the way back I was leading her and she bolted home breaking the rains out of my hand!! I had this image of being able to go on outrides etc and jump in the arena but so far I can't really do any of that. If I had a saddle then at least I'd feel more in control and more confident.

Just to mention, the owner of the horse trains her everyday and she is used as a lead horse for disabled children.

[ProseccoBitch]

Apparently the OP has deregistered so I guess we'll never know! (I reported it as it sounded like nonsense)

[AdaLovelacesCat]

I must say it did all sound a bit silly

[WellyWanga]

Well that was an ermm interesting read......

[AdaLovelacesCat]

never ask a horsey woman a question and expect to get a 'nice' answer is all I can say.
OP would have shit herself if she had met the lady who trained us for AI, and asked her this question.

[Gabilan]

never ask a horsey woman a question and expect to get a 'nice' answer is

Does anyone else find themselves watching Strictly Come Dancing and wondering why anyone makes a fuss about CRH when he's a pussy cat compared to most horse women?

[AdaLovelacesCat]

" a pussy cat compared to most horse women? "

oh gosh yes they are terrifying. Always a trilby and a fag stuck in the corner of their mouths, and serious boots to stomp about in that they have been wearing for 25 years.

[ProseccoBitch]

How dare you, I don't own a trilby!

[AdaLovelacesCat]

aaah so you DO have the roll-up and the boots then Prosecco?
here is a lovely trilby for you on ebay.

[ohnoonoo]

and have actually been in many show jumping competitions and have wine awards.

That's exactly the type of thing novice people say

[GinIsIn]

To be fair, the wine awards is probably where she was going wrong - don't drink and ride, MNers!

[madgingermunchkin]

Piss off. I will never stop hacking to the pub for a pint or two in the summer. Never I tell you!

[ProseccoBitch]

Trots off over to eBay to try and find that trilby....

[GinIsIn]

My old horse used to love a beer. It was great - out on a hack, he could find a pub like a homing pigeon.

[IceIceIce]

I don't mean to be rude but this woman doesn't want a loaner. She wants a trainer and doesn't want to pay.

Whether or not you've been riding since you were 5 you do not have the experience for this horse and believe me I've been there and done it. The best thing you can do is walk away before this ruins any confidence you have.

[ProseccoBitch]

Ice the OP has deregistered so won't see replies.

[IceIceIce]

Oh I didn't realise. Oh well. You can lead a horse to water and all that.