Lesson Charges

[GinaB]

I was just wondering how much people pay for riding lessons (in a riding school, not on own horse). I currently pay £20 for a 45 minute private lesson that is schooling, jumping and cross country depending on weather etc and how well I'm riding! Although normally it goes on longer than the 45mins!
I can also get a two hour hack in Castlewellan for £25. This is up through the forest and is for riders with experience so you get walk, trot and canter.
I was on a website earlier and their 40 min private lesson was £38! This seems dear to me, unless we just get cheaper riding over here in Northern Ireland, as on the Isle of Man I got a one hour hack for £25 and their hour group was like £25 as well!

 

[tamarillo_rose]

I pay £25 for an hours semi-private, not sure how much it is for a private. But i think it may be £17 for half hour private. And £17 for an hours group lesson.
Its then £27 for a 2 hour hack.
Where i go is way more expensive than anywhere else ive ever been, but i think its definitly worth it to pay that bit more.

 

[vicster]

I pay £25 for an hours private lesson

 

[Tempi]

i take my horse to a top trainer and i pay £37.50 for 45mins, altho sometimes its longer sometimes its shorter. I do however then pay £15 for a private jumping lesson on my own horse which is a 5min hack from my yard.

 

[catherinep]

I was paying #49 for 45 mins from a classical dressage trainer but the lessons were getting shorter and shorter (down to less than 20 mins for #49!) at her premises. I stopped going as she was not prepared to discuss why the lessons were always being cut short (she was adding more pupils all the time). It is all about value for money in my opinion - I am not hung up about time/how many mins etc, but do need to feel that we were both being worked hard and making progress. Don't like clock watching!!!

 

[Jo C]

£30 per hour on my own horse from a pyramid dressage instructor.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Finding a good instructor that suits you & you can get on with is quite difficult. I think the secret of not paying too much is to get one who can teach at your ability & has the knowledge to take you to the standard you want to be. Until you reach a certain standard there is little to be gained by having a Grand Prix instructor. All you will get is Grand Prix prices. My instructor teaches to a certain level & when you achieve that he will hand you over to a choice of several other trainers & they will take you further if you & your horse have the ability. The price then rises for these trainers.
What CatherineP says about her classical dressage trainer happens with alot of 'top' trainers. They arrive late, finish early, still demand the same money & seem to consider they are doing you a favor in teaching you.... without you they don't earn anything!!! They add extra students to the lesson so a private lesson becomes a shared lesson but the money remains the same. They wouldn't stand for the way they treat you if if they were in your shoes.... bin her & get another trainer.

 

[Pasha]

I pay £12 for half an hour and £20 for an hour with a BHSII. He is great and always hangs around for a chat as long as you need him to

 

[JessPickle]

My horse is kept at a riding school so I get my lessons discounted because he is on working livery so my lessons are £20 whatever I wasnt to do for an hour

 

[Sparklet]

I have several different instructors and they vary between £30 and £50 per hour on my own horse. I think a lot depends on the specialism and reputation of a particular trainer. You get what you pay for.

 

[teapot]

£40 for a 45min private (£55 at weekends) and £25 for an 1hrs group lesson