cost of breaking a youngster?

[dunc_n_toby]

Hi not sure where to post this but I thought I'd try here first.
I've just broken my friends 3YO for her, done him entirely from scratch.
Taken me 8 weeks in total, but I've only worked him twice a week for the last couple of weeks.
He was a monkey to back and dumped me three times in the sand school in one training session!
He can now walk and trot on both reins, and I plan to hack him around the local village this weekend before turning him away.
SO how much do you guys think I should charge for this?

 

[Helenabbey]

Based on the fact he has only been out a few times in the last couple of weeks, I'd say 500 pounds?
Its hard to say really, was he mouthed and long reined previously or was it entirely from scratch?

 

[dunc_n_toby]

No I've mouthed and longreined him. A couple of friends have said £500 but the groom at the yard says £250 to £300, although she knows very little about breaking youngsters. But she's a good friend of the lady who owns the horse.
The thing is if he went away for breaking you'd be talking at least £100 a week although this would usually include livery I know.

 

[luie123]

Was the horse on livery with you or did you go to where it lives? I paid £400 a month and my horse ws turned out. He was there 8 weeks.

 

[dunc_n_toby]

He's kept at the yard where I keep mine so didn't have to travel. And they obviously pay his livery on top of whatever I charge

 

[henryhorn]

Work out a rate per hour you're happy with and base it on that.

 

[jemima]

If it's of any help to you I have someone coming to me to break my girl, she was mouthed and lunged before he came in but he's gone back through everything, she's now walking and trotting on both reins and will canter and hack out by this weekend, before being turned away. It has taken about an hour a day, 5/6 days per week, and he will have been working with her for four weeks. I pay £15 per hour.

I have to add that am absolutely delighted with the way he has handled her.

 

[burtie]

Surely it's too late now, really you should have agreed a price up front. If not and they are asking how much to give you now I certainly wouldn't charging more than £10 per session max.

 

[magic104]

The woman at our yard charges £20ph.

 

[Snowberry]

we were quoted between £70 - £100 per week but that included full livery. Full livery costs about £50 per week so that doesnt leave much money for actually breaking them.
Based on the figures about I'd say 8weeks at £20-50 per week depending on how much work you did. Our got ridden/worked 5days and then 2days off.

Didnt you agree costs upfront? If they dont like what you're charging they can hardly give it back