how much would you pay for .........

A

angelish

Well-Known Member
Joined
11 December 2009
Messages
3,498
Location
aboot haff an hour north of geordie land
Visit site
hi :)
loading problems solved ?

i'm not doing it atm so hope i am not breaking forum rules

i used to do a lot years ago but stopped doing it as i felt it wasn't always morraly the right thing to do because a lot of the time the problem was due to terrible driving and i got pig sick of sorting the horse out for to be left in a pile of dust when owners speed away :(

but i really miss doing it ,it is something i really enjoyed doing and tbh i am a little skint and could do with some extra pennys coming in ;)


when i used to do it ,i use a controler halter and teach the owner how to use it to load the horse/pony and was usually there at least an hour and a half ,sometimes it took 10mins to load ,sometimes i could be working them an hour or so


so how much have/would you pay for this sort of help ?

and if any of you know anything about insurance , what kind of insurance would i need for this ?

thanks a lot for any suggestions :)
 
I would think it depends what qualifications you have. I have a sticky loader and just couldn't see a way to help him. I had a Monty Roberts RA come out, who has worked with one of my other horses for a different problem. She charges £100 flat rate for loading problems, plus mileage, and will stay for as long as it takes. If the problem is so bad that it isn't sorted in one day, she will come back the next day for 1/2 price.

She had my boy absolutely sorted in 4 hours - she identified where the problem was, did lots of desensitising with him, and by the end he was going in with no hesitation at all. This is a horse who had previously planted, backed out at speed, and even reared and spun off the ramp.

However, I wouldn't have used someone unqualified, as I like to know someone is trained n a particular way of doing things before I use them, for any sort of riding/handling teaching :)

No idea about insurance - might be worth ringing round a few companies to see what they suggest.
 
hi
thanks for replying :)

i have no qualifications in loading problems as i simply cannot afford to pay kelly marks 4 - £500 for a certificate :(

what i do have is a lot of experience and happy owners and could get references ,i never advertised when i used to do this kind of work but was always kept busy through word of mouth :)

the last one i did i didn't touch the horse at all and simply stood behind the owner (15yr girl) and talked her through what i do and taught her how to cope with the horse

what i do is a lot like KM/monty r/richard M etc with my own input that iv'e gained in experience over the years

thanks thats helpful though :D
 
I had 2 people out to my guy about 10 years ago, they both charged £100, the first was a IH RA (but I didn't get results with this) and then gave up and got someone else out, who wasn't an RA and she used a pressure halter which did the trick.
 
Essentially you need something that covers you if a client's horse is injured while you're working with it or they are working with it under your instruction. I *think* it's known as Professional Indemnity Insurance, but I should think that there are specialist policies out there for freelance instructors and trainers which would probably cover everything you need.
 
ApacheWarlord said:
I had 2 people out to my guy about 10 years ago, they both charged £100, the first was a IH RA (but I didn't get results with this) and then gave up and got someone else out, who wasn't an RA and she used a pressure halter which did the trick.
Click to expand...

thanks v much ,whats an IH RA ? :o
i also use a pressure halter as well as other little tricks ;) :D
 
CarolineJ said:
Essentially you need something that covers you if a client's horse is injured while you're working with it or they are working with it under your instruction. I *think* it's known as Professional Indemnity Insurance, but I should think that there are specialist policies out there for freelance instructors and trainers which would probably cover everything you need.
Click to expand...

yes thats what i was thinking ,iv'e also had one rear /run around the side of box and kick out at the roof with her front feet that did quite a bit of damage so was thinking now a days i'd rather be covered :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top