I have heard people talk about “losing a ride”, like to somebody else. What exactly does this mean? The owner of their horse just didn’t want them to ride their horse anymore? Does this mean that the rider made a bad mistake, or can the owner just get up one day and decide they don’t want their rider anymore? I know showing a Grand Prix horse is very tedious with lots of planning and prepping for the future of that horse, like what shows that horse may jump that year. Is there a contract involved, like you have to give a 3 month heads up to your rider if you are kicking them off of your horse? No particular reason, just curious and a little confused
Losing the ride means they are no longer riding the horse. There are many possible reasons and they are best left between rider and owner but somebody running out of money and/or selling the horse is often involved, maybe more then anything dramatic.
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It can mean anything at all, from a dispute to a horse being sold to anything in between. The contract if there is one would be between the owner and the rider or leaser and would specify the terms. If the parties to this are at all responsible and professional, you will not find out why or if there was a dispute or if the owner is playing favorites or whatever. All you know is that the person is no longer showing that horse. Unless you know that person, and they confide in you. This is as it should be.
The term “losing a ride” sounds to me like it refers to the world of people who are paid or at least given the opportunity to ride and show horses owned by other people who don’t care to ride or show that horse. It doesn’t sound to me like a term you’d use to describe paying to lease a horse, but I’m sure there’s some child out there that has used it in that way.
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Every once in a while, there will be a horse on the Grand Prix circuit that will make it’s way around to multiple riders every year. Usually an impatient owner is behind that. Or the owner is delusional about the horse’s actual ability.
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