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    How do I find rides on a schoolmaster?

    I guess the title pretty much says it all... my horse is 4 and working at training level, and I REALLY want the opportunity to move up the levels, so I'd like to be able to ride a horse who has had some training (third level or above, I ride at around first/second level). I put a post here on COTH in the horseless riders/riderless horses thread. What else can I do? I am located near Cincinnati, OH.
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    The best, and imho only, way to get these rides is through a trainer. These are valuable horses and most people who have them aren't going to turn them over to someone they don't know, especially without instruction. Your best bet is to hook up with a good trainer who will put the word out for you among the others trainers (if she doesn't have one), and be prepared to pay a use fee on top of lessons if necessary.

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    • #3
      Marry a doctor.
      "Capture the horse's confidence to obtain his consent." -General L'Hotte

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        I agree with the marry a doctor statement! I think patience is key... I just found a ride on a 20 yo Lusitano gelding that is PSG level or so but is rusty b/c his owner just does Training/First level with him. So I am going to have to take it slow to bring him back up to the level but I have gotten a few spurts of pirouette canter and some modest but respectable half pass. He seems sound but a little weak behind so I need to remind myself to take my time with him. I just happened to run into her in a tack store here and she was looking for someone to help her with him or anything. We are doing half lease where I ride 3-4 days a week and she rides 3 days. She is also looking to buy a young horse soon and wants me to help her with that horse too! Just get the word out that you are interested in finding something and word of mouth does the rest of the work sometimes.

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          I agree with the trainer sentiment. I ride mostly greenies but had the opportunity to ride my trainers retired GP horse and I quickly realized my equitation has gone out the window. Schoolmasters are the best teachers.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by PennyChrome View Post
            Marry a doctor.
            Just a tad sexist; the real answer is BE a doctor!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by atlatl View Post
              Just a tad sexist; the real answer is BE a doctor!
              Then you wouldn't have time to ride.
              "Rock n' roll's not through, yeah, I'm sewing wings on this thing." --Destroyer
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              • #8
                Originally posted by atlatl View Post
                Just a tad sexist; the real answer is BE a doctor!
                Agree, but then there's no time to ride!

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                • #9
                  Be an orthodontist. Although I know lots of doctors who play polo two and three times a week.

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                  • #10
                    or a radiologist! heehee!
                    Mai Tai aka Tyler RIP March 1994-December 2011
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by ivy62 View Post
                      or a radiologist! heehee!
                      That is legitly what Im probably going to do

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                      • #12
                        Another thought, if there are no trainers locally that have upper level horses on which you could take lessons, is to go on a horse vacation for a week or so - one which specializes in dressage and has upper level horses (3rd level and above). That way you get a feel then can come home and practice what you learned and see if you can teach it to your horse.
                        Now in Kentucky

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                        • #13
                          Try being a Working Student.

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                            Marrying a doctor does not always work.

                            Anyway, I used to ride schoolmasters regularly (canter pirouettes! woohoo!) but it was when I was an impoverished graduate student. I wish that I'd known then what I know now. Actually, I was such an idiot back then that on the days I was scheduled to ride the PSG horse for lessons I felt like I was slumming because I wasn't getting to ride the GP horse. It is embarrassing for me to admit this now, but I did not realize how spoiled I was at the time.

                            Anyway, I found that barn through word of mouth and after I'd taken lessons for a while on a couple of retired packer-types and proven that I could ride without bouncing all over the place and with soft hands, my trainer started giving me lessons on her own horses and on some of the boarders. It was an awesome experience.

                            I did eventually marry a doctor, but he is smart with his money and is therefore not completely convinced that horses are a great idea in the first place, much less ones that cost upwards of $50,000. I doubt I will ever own such a horse and stay married at the same time.
                            MelanieC * Canis soloensis

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Steif View Post
                              Agree, but then there's no time to ride!
                              You'd be surprised… my husband plays golf with lots of doctors, and those games are 4-hour time investments! I often wonder how they find the time.

                              If you are the doctor yourself, you can decide how to spend your money however you want, instead of the scenario MelanieC describes when said doctor hubby (probably very correctly) opts not to invest his hard-earned money on four hooves, a stomach and an endless laundry list of needs and expenses

                              Seriously though, I think the best bet is to ride with an instructor who has schoolmasters available for lessons.

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                              • #16
                                Originally posted by esdressage View Post
                                If you are the doctor yourself, you can decide how to spend your money however you want, instead of the scenario MelanieC describes when said doctor hubby (probably very correctly) opts not to invest his hard-earned money on four hooves, a stomach and an endless laundry list of needs and expenses
                                Yep, make sure you end up being the right kind of Dr. I am not (usually) sorry I am an anthropologist, but lately I've been thinking that instead of correcting people by telling them "sorry, I'm not the kind of doctor who can actually fix you" I should say something like, "sorry, I'm not the kind of doctor who makes any money" or "sorry, I'm not the kind of doctor who can actually afford horses."

                                On the plus side, I do think I have my husband convinced now that I need a horse, but it will likely be impossible to convince him that I need one that cost more than his Prius.
                                MelanieC * Canis soloensis

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                                • #17
                                  Originally posted by kinnip View Post
                                  Then you wouldn't have time to ride.
                                  Exactly my point, added plus: the doctor would never be home, you could be at the barn all day.
                                  "Capture the horse's confidence to obtain his consent." -General L'Hotte

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