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Our syndicate allows individuals to purchase shares in a horse, allowing them to enjoy the fun of horse ownership through monthly email updates and regular stable visits.
Purchasing a share lets you have a year of watching your horse develop and learn, getting updates from owners and trainers, and joining a community of fellow horse lovers.
All our horses are British bred and we actively look for exciting prospects for British riders both now and in the future.
Breeding and training our horses for top-level competition takes a lot of money, time and commitment. Through offering shares, we can support grassroots British riders who are unable to afford the pricetag of a top horse.
Participating in our syndicate not only supports British breeding efforts but also provides you with the opportunity to contribute to the future of the equestrian community. The shares in our horses contribute to their care and training, and allows us to give back to the breeding and competition scenes in the UK.
There is the opportunity to meet our horses and foals on the scheduled open days. At our open days, you can also meet our owners, riders and trainers and ask more about the behind-the-scenes operation. Syndicate members also get chances to be involved in decisions such as stallion selection and voting on the naming of foals. For our competition horses, you may be invited to come and cheer them on with the rest of the Own A Horse community.
If you have a loved one who dreams of owning a horse, this lets them fill out their Pony Club dreams without leaving you with the price tag!
It is an unfortunate reality of horse ownership that your horse may become injured at some stage. For minor injuries, we all just have to be patient and wait for the horse to recover.
However, if you have purchased a share in a competition horse who ends up unwell or injured and needs a long recovery period, (more than 8 weeks), then we will transfer your share to another horse for the remainder of the year.
You will be offered a chance to renew at the end of your share period.
In the case of any horse sales, past shareholders will always be contacted for first refusal on any horse. Any sales are then subject to suitability at the discretion of Own A Horse.
Own A Horse is a great way of experiencing horse ownership without the usual financial uncertainty and time obligations - but with all the fun you would normally associate with owning a horse.
A minimum of twice a year, we will reach out to our syndicate members with the chance to visit an Own A Horse open day.
These events provide opportunities to connect with your fellow sharers, and meet our herd and team. You can chat to our trainers and owners to find out more about the herd, your horses idiosyncrasies and see who they get on with best.
We do ask that everyone is polite and respectful when visiting, and follows any instructions given to them by OAH staff. Anyone found behaving inappropriately will be asked to leave.
For our competition horses, where spectators are allowed, we would love to invite you to watch your horse compete and cheer them on.
Everyone we work with shares our same ethos and passion for happy and healthy horses, who are allowed to live as horses. Our priority is the welfare of our horses so we choose our team carefully.
We connect with our riders and trainers through our equestrian connections and word of mouth.
In the future, we may look for more team members further afield, so feel free to get in touch if you feel you have the skills, passion and mindset to bring to our herd.
Share costs range from £25-£40 per year. All our shares are a one-off cost - there is never any extra to pay.
Our lowest-cost shares are for breeding and foals syndicates, with all shares running from the 1st Jan to the 31st December.
Your payment covers your share in the ongoing maintenance of your horse. The 'running' costs involved with horse ownership include stud fees, feeding, training, saddlery, vets fees, insurance, farriery, and competition costs.
A trim for their feet costs £35 a time, and needs done every 8 weeks. At 7 farrier visits a year, that's £245 a year - 9 shares. A maintenance vet, saddler and dentist appointment in a year totals £205 - 8 shares. A lesson a week, on average £40 a lesson, comes to £2060 - 82 shares! You can see how the costs start to quickly add up, especially with fuel, vehicle maintenance and equipment replacement.
For you, the one-off fee also includes a minimum of two yard visits a year where you can meet your horse. For older horses out competing, you will also receive details of where your horse is competing and of course how they get on! Upon purchasing your share, you will also receive your share parcel, and get added to our members mailing list for monthly updates on your four-legged friend.
Yes! Our gift cards are very popular and as we send a package of goodies upon becoming a member, you can provide a wonderful gift.
If you purchase a share, but would like the monthly updates to go to the giftee, drop us a message with their email and when it is safe to email them without ruining the surprise.
Your ownership of your horse will last for the term of the share period. All syndicates run from 1st Jan to 31st December but we may sometimes purchase a horse in the middle of the year and reduce the price accordingly.
Our syndicate is designed for enjoyment from our members, not for financial reward.
If after a competition, prize money was acquired, you may receive, split evenly between all those who have shares, any prize money surpluses if they exceed the costs to us using the horse in the year.
Like all in the equine industry will tell you, horses are hard to make a profit on!
We would love you to visit our open days to come and see your horse.
Having a share doesn't mean everybody gets to come and ride. As you can appreciate, we have to respect our horse's workload, training level and routines; lots of different riders would slow their progress and not be viable for us as a small farm to ensure everyone's safety.
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