Does your horse "work" to earn you/them money?

[fine_and_dandy]

Just something that piqued my interest after looking at catalogues etc.

Does your horse "earn a wage" for example, through competition, modelling products for companies etc? Or something a little outside the box that I haven't thought of!

How did you get your horse involved in their work? Are they paid in cash or products they are involved in?

I'm just being nosey!

 

[peanut]

No, but I threaten in jest to send her out to work often enough!

 

[Nicnac]

My friesian was used in photographs for Lloyds internal training documentation. A lady lives near me who supplies animals for films/advertising. She saw my mare in the field and popped in.

It was hard work for all concerned but earned 1000 a day

Said woman then bought her own Friesian

 

[lcharles]

Won £2800 showjumping the other week and will win money throughout the year but it all goes back into his upkeep x

 

[fine_and_dandy]

No, but I threaten in jest to send her out to work often enough!

HA HA! I threaten Bailey with the street corner often enough...

My friesian was used in photographs for Lloyds internal training documentation. A lady lives near me who supplies animals for films/advertising. She saw my mare in the field and popped in.

It was hard work for all concerned but earned 1000 a day

Said woman then bought her own Friesian

Wow! That's amazing! I imagine she saw the $$££ signs when you were being paid and could make the money back very quickly if she bought her own! Fair play.

I note you have committed a cardinal sin though, and not provided a picture of your Friesian to show off the model credentials

 

[Kat]

No. Wish she would!

The worst of it is DH does occasionally need an equine model and last time he had to borrow a pony as madam doesn't do posing for the camera. She normally tries to eat the camera or lick the lense

 

[fine_and_dandy]

Won £2800 showjumping the other week and will win money throughout the year but it all goes back into his upkeep x

Wow! Well done

I can see that if it is a competitive career that the money earned will more than likely go back into the upkeep.

 

[fine_and_dandy]

No. Wish she would!

The worst of it is DH does occasionally need an equine model and last time he had to borrow a pony as madam doesn't do posing for the camera. She normally tries to eat the camera or lick the lense

Ha ha!

 

[Nicnac]

I note you have committed a cardinal sin though, and not provided a picture of your Friesian to show off the model credentials

She's in the Memorial Video 2012

 

[CatStew]

No, but I'd love for Bentley to be a model! Not bothered about making money off it but I just want to show him off as he's so handsome (in my very biased eyes!! )

 

[fine_and_dandy]

She's in the Memorial Video 2012

[major foot in mouth]

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that [[[hugs]]]

 

[Enfys]

He has fun making babies! Sometimes he gets paid in cash sometimes not. Last season he was paid in fence posts and hay!

 

[fine_and_dandy]

No, but I'd love for Bentley to be a model! Not bothered about making money off it but I just want to show him off as he's so handsome (in my very biased eyes!! )

LOL!

I don't know whether B would make a good model or not. With his colouring I think people will either love him or hate him. He loves being photographed though so we could play "annoy the photographer." Seriously, he only has to hear the click and he's locked on to the camera. I'm sure he thinks they are a treat dispenser.

 

[fine_and_dandy]

He has fun making babies! Sometimes he gets paid in cash sometimes not. Last season he was paid in fence posts and hay!

Ahh, a career I hadn't remembered!

 

[Enfys]

Not really outside the box though.

 

[Polos Mum]

Year and years ago a lovely old grey of mine was used in a bollywood film, he was 100% schoolmaster and the YO of the livery yard I was on recommended him to a friend who was looking. He was painted with handprints and eye shapes and had a 3 second shot of him being ridden by a man playing a gittar type thing!
They gave me £50 - which I was please with at the time - but the paint did take 3/4 days to come off so I had some odd rides for a few days!

 

[Spring Feather]

I have a few who are just here because I like them and they're my personal riding horses. Some of these ones win money at competitions which is negligible in the grand scheme of things. The rest all earn their keep by producing youngstock for the sales market.

 

[stencilface]

Mine is fairly consistent (or was!) at prize money BS, but only enough to cover chips and/or diesel - still, it was appreciated!

Our blue cross rescue donkey did a few shoots for a lady nearby who does some filming and location work, he was in a holiday brochure for mexico, and on a company christmas card. I did some 'modelling' once for harry hall I think sat on some bay horse - can't remember how much it was, but not much!

 

[MrsHutt]

Not very unusual or exciting, but H earns YO probably at least twice my livery bill each month on the school! He is used by others pretty much every day (sometimes 2 or 3 times) for lessons and hacks (and by me, of course!). But the other day I did a rough estimate of what he earns her and was a bit amazed!

 

[FinalFurlong]

There are pictures in picture gallery i think of someones (cant remember who's) cobs being used in a fashion shoot, they looked better than the airbrushed models! not sure if they got paid though you'll have to ask whoever it was

 

[Cortez]

Mine earn their keep doing live historical displays and film/TV work.

 

[lucindakay]

on the holiday yard(when Roo isn't at school with me) he is at working livery, but i am very very particular about who rides him and thankfully they only let regulars and people i know ride him. i get the best of both worlds my horse is kept fit, and his livery is paid
though i have to be careful as it only takes one rider to set us back to square one.

 

[Cortez]

Like this...........

 

[Gingerwitch]

Not very unusual or exciting, but H earns YO probably at least twice my livery bill each month on the school! He is used by others pretty much every day (sometimes 2 or 3 times) for lessons and hacks (and by me, of course!). But the other day I did a rough estimate of what he earns her and was a bit amazed!

So do you get a cut of his earnings or do they knock something off your livery bill ?

 

[mandwhy]

One day I might like to buy another fabulous haflinger and have a driving pair for weddings! Wonder if anyone on here does this...

 

[La Fiaba]

Not as interesting as modelling or display work, but my lot are *supposed* to earn a living on our riding centre/riding holiday/trekking malarkey. They pay their way I suppose, but I'll be beggered if I see a penny! Here's my gorgeous girl Francy earning a few bob

(if photo not working link is http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/602596_4237948311332_1507545257_n.jpg for anyone interested)

 

[ChiffChaff]

Like this...........

Amazing!!

Love a bit of history

 

[hairycob]

OH's business is named after my son's fresian x, he is the logo & his photo is on all his advertising material.