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Laurax94

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www.lbshowjumping.webs.com
It would be much appreciated if people could fill out the following for me. Please not that this is purely for my AS level business coursework and is not something I will really be doing. All personal information will be kept private and you will be referred to as "person A" etc. For the questions with tick boxes, please just replace the box with an X or delete all other possible answers.

Thank you :)


1.Do you currently have someone schooling your horse?
 yes
 no

2.How often do they school your horse?
 weekly
 fortnightly
 monthly
 other (please specify)

3.How long do they school your horse for?
 30 mins
 45 mins
 1 hour
 other (please specify)


4.Which of the following do they do with your horse and how much do they charge for it? (tick all activities that apply)
 Flatwork - £
 Dressage - £
 Jumping - £
 Breaking-in - £
 Competitions - £
 Other (please specify) - £

5. Do they have any discounts if you book several sessions at a time?
 yes
 no

If yes, what are they?


6.What level of riding is your rider at?
 Local Competitions
 County Competitions
 Regional Competitions
 National Competitions
 Other (please specify)


7.What qualifications (if any) does your rider have?
 None
 BHS Stage 1 - Horse Knowledge and Care
 BHS Stage 2 - Horse Knowledge and Care
 BHS Stage 3 - Horse Knowledge and Care
 BHS Stage 1 - Riding
 BHS Stage 2 – Riding
 BHS Stage 3 - Riding


8.I have produced my current horse from a just backed 4 year old and started jumping him in February 2010. He is currently placing at local level competitions. I am planning to charge £20 for 30 minutes, given my experience do you think this is reasonable?
 yes
 no

9.If no, please suggest a price you would be willing to pay for me to school your horse.
£

10.What time of year will you want someone to school your horse? Please tick all that apply.
 Spring
 Summer
 Autumn
 Winter
 
I'm a freelance RI, and school/compete horses for their owners. I'll do the questions working on what I charge etc.

Q1: No, but I ride people's horses for them.

Q2: Depends on the owner, some I ride daily (based at my yard), others once a week/fortnight.

Q3: Depends on the horse, I allow and hour, but if the horse has done well I will do a bit less, if there is a problem I will do more.

Q4: I charge £20 a session regardless of what I do with the horse. When competing the owner pays all entries and transportation costs, I then charge £15+ depending what kind of competition it is, how many horses I have there competing, how far away it is etc.

Q5: When competing at SJ (for example) i'll charge £15 for the first class, then £10 for subsequent classes for that horse. If a horse comes to my yard it is £120 a week including 5 schooling/exercise sessions and full livery, including feed and bedding. I also generally charge my liveries less competition fees etc.

Q6: I event at BE Intermediate level, and CCI*. I have sj'ed to Foxhunter, and dressage to Advanced medium.

Q7: BHS stages 1,2 and 3 horse care and riding. Plus I am a BHS AI on the BHS register of Instructors.

Q8: If you have only ridden at local level, with no qualifications I think £20 for 30 mins is VERY expensive. That is twice what I charge!

Q9: TBH I don't think you could charge much to school, and it may not be financially viable once you have factored in insurance, travel costs/ own arena maintence.

Q10: October until after Christmas is quiet as eventers normally have a bit of a holiday. January, through to October is the time when it is busy!

Hope that helps!
 
Bump :)

And just to clarify as I had a bit of crit on the question where I asked if my price was reasonable, he was fully backed by the end of august 2009 and I got him early september 2009, didnt jump him until February 2010 so he was in full fitness and going well on the flat before I jumped him, I realised that it could come across as if I got him and started jumping him as a just backed 4 year old which I didnt, sorry for any confusion
 
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