How much should I charge...?

Hi

How much work are you doing with them? are you schooling/bringing them on, are you just keeping them ticking over, what sort of work will you be doing? Is it on top of your own horses? how frequently will you be riding them?

Is it a favour to them/you or are they looking for someone to ride for them?

Robert
 
think it depends on your own skill level of riding and also what you are planning on doing with them in terms of work.

if its for your own pleasure etc then i personally wouldnt charge

i know my riding instructor charges me £25 when he comes to showjump/school my young horse, same price he charges for a lesson also.

but if i was paying someone to come and exercise him, hack him out or school him i would prob expect to pay between £5 and £10, but maybe im particularly tight!
 
It will be about an hour each horse, mainly hacking. One is an irish type pony which hunts and the other is a 4 year old, not long broken, so needs bringing on. Yes it is on top of my own horses. 2/3 days a week.
They are looking for someone to ride them
 
A professional will usually charge the same to ride as it is for a lesson, for exercising it's half that or less, I'd think.
 
If you ride both of them on the same day it will be 2 hours riding plus time to catch, brush, tack up each horse, say 3 hours total. As it is an 8 mile round trip there is not much cost with fuel, car wear and tear etc so the cost of this could be covered in a reasonable rate of pay

As it is more hacking and less schooling I would suggest about £7.50 or £8 an hour to cover costs and put something in your pocket for doing the work and is above minimum wage.
 
I would expect to pay around £10 per hour for a competent rider who is not an instructor and £20 plus for an instructor. I charge £18 to school my liveries' horses for 45 minute approx but would charge more if I had to travel.
 
Hmmm, If I get my YO/Instructor to ride him it's £10 per session (about 30 mins)...

However, if I was going to bring someone in for a couple of days, I would go down the route of share/loan, in which case I would expect to be paid or it would be free (kind of like a share or loan agreement).

Like others have said it depends on your experience, qualifications and ability :)
 
Think it depends on the rider and the horse. If its an easy been there done that horse that you are just ticking over then not much but if you are experienced in schooling on youngster etc then more.

I have a girl come and ride my sec a I pay her £10 a session, he's not an easy ride, I know she is taking time away from her own horses and tiny older riders are hard to come b. She rides him for about 30 minutes at the moment as that is all he's ready for, but will start doing more and hacking and some shows when he's ready and I will still pay her £10 so guessing it will work out in the end. She has, so far, only been 3 times and the change in him is unreal so i consider it money well spent.
 
look into a couple of riding schools on the internet - it can be any one in the world - Ideally in England though!! Look up the price of a private lesson and charge that - you may want to times it by 2 because you are riding two ponies!
Hope i helped!!
:)
 
You need to charge enough to cover your insurance , tax , NI and the cost of replaicng safety gear etc. Plus cover mileage generally 45p mile. Then decide how much and hr you want after all of these extras have been paid.

As its regular work and a few hrs at atime I would offer some discount on what would be your standard hourly rate. I charge £8 half hr plus travel but disounts for the more work they give me.
 
I charge 5 pounds a pony just because i normally have 4+ a day which is on top of my normal work so just extra cash but if its only 2 i would charge a tenner, does the person know your going to charge and not taking it for granted that its a favour?
 
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