How much for a lesson?

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How much would/ do you all pay for a trainer who trains at and previously competed to a high level (PSG and 4* - they aren't a 'name' though)? What would you consider reasonable?

They would be travelling 10 mins to give a private lesson at my yard and I'm based in the South East.
 
I pay an exceptionally reasonable sum of £45 for an hours lesson with a lady who has trained up to GP. List 2 judge, FEI eventing judge(not sure on what they call levels). This is round Manchester and she travels 20mins to usually 2 or 3 of us.
 
Honestly, if I want a lesson of someone I will pay what they consider to be a fair price for their time. If I were pricing for myself to teach that's how I would be working out my price
 
I used to pay £45 an hour for an Olympic eventer? I’d pay whatever I felt was reasonable though, you have to ‘click’ with an instructor/trainer and sometimes those who compete at a high level aren’t very good at teaching ? Can’t remember how much I paid for a lesson with Pammy Hutton (£75 I think???) but it was worth every penny and more..... except she queried whether my little TB really was a TB ?
 
depends on the quality of training really - there are excellent teachers that are cheap and rubbish ones that charge a fortune, and everything in between.
I'd expect to pay at least £45+ especially as they are coming to you. More if they have a track record of producing riders like you, OP, to a level that you want to achieve. I pay £70 and I go to trainer's base, he has trained countless horses and riders to GP and I feel like we gel so it's worth it.
 
I had lessons last summer with someone currently riding at CCI*** level who charged me £20 for an hour as I was his first ever client, which was an absolute bargain. I learnt more from him in 3/4 months than I ever have with anyone else.
 
I pay £25 for lessons with a lady that has previously evented 3*, I travel to her yard though, I also pay 25 for lessons with an advanced eventer, also traveling to his yard but I think he's the same price to come to me if theres a few of us want lessons. Prices are very reasonable in the north!
 
Thank you for all your replies. It sounds like it varies massively. They're looking to charge £70 which seemed a bit high to me but from the sounds of it, it's on the high side but not unreasonable.

*Wanders off to sell kidney whilst wondering whether loss of said kidney will impact ability to event or do sitting trot*
 
Only you can decide if it's worth it, £70 on a lesson that really gives you a lot of information is worth more to me than 2 lessons at £50 each that are a bit meh and going through the motions.
Have you had lessons with this person before?
 
I pay £55/lesson for dressage trainer with someone who is not a name at all. And I have to travel to her yard 30 minutes by horsebox ....
Each lesson is worth soooo much and I always leave feeling like I know exactly what to do until the next lesson.
 
I pay £55 for a lesson, worth every penny.

I used to pay £93, also worth every penny (but I couldn't have as many lessons!).

Most I have paid is £105. Worth every penny, but could only have 2 a year (trainer from Australia). I stopped booking though when my horse threw a splint and I lost £210 (lessons on consecutive days).

I was kind of hoping to only have to pay half, being as I was a regular and it was a genuine reason. Fair enough though, it has just meant I haven't booked again - too much risk!!! She wasn't ever full, so she has lost more long term than if I had only paid half.
 
The only way to find out is to try it. I spent ages deciding whether to have a lesson with a dressage instructor who charges £55 for 45mins. The first lesson transformed my horses way of going, made a lasting difference and I learned more than I had in years. Its much better value than an average lesson at £25 per hour.
 
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