Paying someone to compete your horse

[IhaveTooMany]

What is the cost to have someone train and compete your horse?
I have a 15hh horse who I think would be great at showing / workers but it's not something I do but would love to see him out and about.
He would need some training before classes. What's the usual set up and going rate for this, any idea?

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

When I did it my horse went to the pro yard for a few weeks at the beginning of the season for some training, then I just took my horse to the show and paid the rider to ride him for that class I think it was about £60.

If they just came to my yard to school the horse it would be £40 to £50 per session.

That was back in 2015 so probably gone up now but most show pro riders go to most of the bigger shows anyway as they have multiple horses to ride.

Or some take the horse and keep them on their yard for the whole season so it just depends what you want.

Some even do cold showing in the day I've just paid someone who I vaguely knew to just hop on my horse on the day and paid them to ride him.

I think the best thing to do is find a few pro riders that do workers and contact them, then you either take the horse to them initially or they come to you to assess the horse.

 

[minesadouble]

15hh plaited WHP courses are pretty beefy if you're talking County Level, they are also junior classes, I can't remember the age limit but off the top of my head 19 years and under, traditionally it was 18 but I'm sure they ended up getting and extra year in each height division.
Most BSPS shows run WHP training stakes classes, which start at 60cm and are open to plaited and Native ponies and are a very good starting point.
Do you know anyone local to you who shows at a decent level? If so they can probably point you in the right direction of someone who can help.

 

[ihatework]

Not showing but eventing - I assume similar concept applies.

In general it works out far most cost and time effective for the horse to be in training/competition livery than to have someone (good) come in to you.

So for example around me a good but not team level pro is in the region of £35-40 a day competition livery. So all training, feed, daily care, clipping/plaiting, riding at comps.
There is also a cost saving on training away from home if taking a lorry load.

That same pro is going to charge £40 minimum (often more) an hour just to train a horse at your home. You would need a minimum of 3 sessions a week if you were doing 3 other sessions. Plus all the keep on top.

 

[Orangehorse]

I have also heard pro riders say that they only get on horses that they feed!

 

[MagicMelon]

You could always ask around for a nice non-pro rider, plenty of them around like older teens who might love the ride (if their own is lame etc.).