A Few Q's. need Help -_-?

Question

1. I always hear someone say Lease A horse and i also hear "half lease a horse". Whats the difference? I pretty much know what lease means , may i have your definition?

2. I have not learned to canter yet. Well, actually, I did but then moved barns and had to start over. Anyhoo, Im going to ask my trainer if we can move to a canter. Any tips?

3. In case I move before I fully learned the canter or just after.

I would like to lease a horse. I would be able to take my lessons on that horse right? And further my skills?

Any tips on leasing would be good to.

Thanks so much.

Answer 1

1. A half lease is just like a regular lease, but you have set days that you work with the horse. Generally there might be another half leaser that rides one days that you don't.

2. Just remember to keep your heels down, look forward, sit straight, and move with the horse(especially with your hands)

3. Some barns you can take lessons on your own horse, you just have to ask around. I find that working on a variety of horses can make a person so much more well rounded then a person who just rides one horse all the time. You may get good on the one horse and be able to predict it's movements, but once you get on another horse it could feel completely foreign to you. Perhaps you could lease a horse and then take lessons on different horses.

Answer 2

To lease a horse is like owning a horse - you pay for some things, depending on the agreement, but it's not permanent. A half lease is when you have 2-3 hours a week (with set times) to ride a specific horse. You don't get to hack, but there is less responsibilty. It costs less, but there are less benefits

Practice your sitting trot a lot - it is similar to it. Hmm... keep your heels down and stay balanced

You would be able to take lessons on that horse. It would help as you might be able to take more lessons and practice. Ride the horse before you lease it, and ask anyoen else who previously leased him why they aren't and how he acted. Observe how he behaves in his stall, in the paddock, around other horses, and when he's being tacked up.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

1. lease- you will have full riding privliges and responsibilities for a horse(usually)

1/2 lease- you will ride 3-4 days a week

Leases vary widely in how much you are expected to care for and pay for a horse. the owner will help you

2. start on a lunge line

3. yes yes yes!!! Yay for lessons!

Answer 4

Half lease would cost you less but you would not be the only person riding or working with that horse. Maybe the owner would still be riding etc or maybe they would also part lease to someone else. So there would be two people to do the work and pay the bills but you would have to sort out who was riding when etc.

Answer 5

1.  Half leasing is when you use the horse for half the time, and the owner or another leasee uses it for the other hal.

2.  Well, make sure your horse can handle going slowly, let your teacher/trainer go first so you can see what his gait is like.

3.  Yes, you would be able to use that horse for lessons.

Answer 6

Half lease a horse means to share it with someone, like if your moving, instead of having to sell the horse you can giv it fully to the partner of the lease,

make sure ur trainer thinks ur ready to cantar b4 anything else

depending on where u lease the horse i would say yea u could probly use if for lessons

make sure if u lease a horse u no ur schedule to actually be able to devote sometime to it

Answer 7

1. A lease is where you are the only person working with the horse, except for the owner. A half lease is where 2 people lease the horse at the same time.

I dislike half leases, because you put all of your hard work into the horse, but then the other leasee can go and train it completely differently. AND you get told when you can and can't ride your horse. Its a pain.

2. Just ask, the worst he can say is no. And I think that just being bold and ready for more advanced stuff shows that you are ready for it.

3. Unless the owner specifically said no lessons, then yes, you can. You have to work out all of the details with the horses owner, but generally its much like owning your own horse, for less $$.

Answer 8

1. Two people owning the horse is called "half lease"...  EXAMPLE: you own the horse monday,wednesday, friday! And the other person owns the horse tuesday, thursday, saturday!

2.Show him that you can canter!

3.Yes

Answer 9

Im not quite sure how to help you out on the first question hun.

BUT, I just so happen to be helping my sister move onto the canter aswell. (:

What do do with those nees - while tightening the muscle on the front of your calf , and keeping your upper body balanced over your heels ,relax in your knee joints, they are your shock absorption, and feel the movement of the horse in your knees.

HIPS- Remember the feeling in your hips when swinging on a swing and how u moved your hips, pushing the swing higher on the upswing, and relaxing them on the back swingand apply this movement to the motion of the canter stride.

Excercises can be used to help soften and loosen the hip and knee to teach you the canter feel.

Try standing one stride in the canter and and very LIGHTLY sitting in the saddle for the next stride. this will appear to be almost a posting in the canter. As this becomes easy, sit two strides then stand one.

Always remember, EAR TO HIP TO HEEL

My sister found sitting two strides was VERY easy and fun for her.

I wish you the best!

Answer 10

leasing a horse can have its ups and downs. Mostly everything is decide by the leasee (owner of the horse).

With my pony right now the people have a free 6month lease with Option to Buy him. BUT with the free lease they are responsible for paying for farrier, food, vet bills ect. It is also the leasee's decision whether you can borrow the tack or not and you must follow strict rules with the horse. Leasing a horse you should always be able to supply it with its normal daily food, rides, rugs ect whatever the leasee decides.

Depending if the leasee would want you to take lessons is really up to them. If they allow you to take lessons you must have guidelines of what you can practise on the horse and what you can do and not do when riding the leasee's horse.

Anyhoo hope that helped you but just e-mail me if you have anymore questions on leasing because i am leasing my pony out write now and have all the information

Goodluck!!!

Answer 11

A lease is when only you lease the horse. a half lease is when you and another person share the lease.

Answer 12

what i understand is that, yes leasing is where you don't buy the horse but you pay for everything else e.g. feed, shoeing, agistment, worming, extra tack, vet bills etc.

but a half lease is slightly different, you again don't buy the horse and it is called a half lease because you are sharing the costs, so if it is with the owner, you pay for half of everything except the vet bills where the owner might pay for up to $100 and then you split the costs after that.

but this changes for everyone because the owner will probably write up a contract and the details will be in there.

hope this helped!

Answer 13

There are all types of leases. A free lease means you don't pay the owner anything, but you take care of all of the bills incurred, much like if you fully owned the horse. A half lease is when you share costs and responsibility with someone, usually the owner. A paid lease is when you pay the owner a fee for riding the horse, in addition to taking care of the bills. Any way you lease, borrow, or ride a horse makse sure you have the legalities spelled out on paper before taking the horse. This means who pays what bills, what happens if the horse becomes injured or dies while in your custody, what happens if you get injured before the lease is up, who takes the horse, how long the lease is for, what the horse will be used for, etc.

As far as cantering goes, let your new trainer be the judge of when you should move to the canter. Your safety is his/her responsibility, and if they haven't let you canter yet it's because they don't feel you are quite ready yet.

If you lease a horse you would be able to take lessons on that horse if it is at your lesson facility, or if you plan on trailiering there for lessons. For all intents and purposes that is your horse and you need to learn to ride it, and the best way to do that is under your experienced trainer's supervision.