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How much would you expect to pay, if you had a horse with a 'name' rider i.e someone who's got some experence at 4* and had success, but the horse was competing at P.N or novice?

Also, how much would they charge for a horse doing the BYEH series?
 
I think my boss charges livery (so feed, vet, farrier, bedding etc) and event costs (entry fee, petrol, travel costs etc) and split of the winnings.
 
When i worked at an event yard last year, the rider was 4* and olympic level experianced and she charged for livery, bedding, feed, supplements, haylage, the owner had to buy all items, eg rugs, boots etc but what happened was rider would get them andthen owner paid back. The owner also had to pay entry fees and usal stuff, vaccinations and the rider got cut in winnings.
 
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What were the livery costs like? Are we talking more than £100 a week?

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It's going to be at least £130/week livery I'd imagine, cant see how they could earn anything if it was much less.
Out of interest, why does it have to be a big 'name'? There are lots of talented young riders that would do a fab job for a lot less money...
 
hint hint eh?
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No your completely right its very true and in fact to be honest they are more likely to ride the horse more often than the 'big name' riders and be much more appreciative! I did a stint with a fairly well known event rider who charges £200 per week and i think they was only on the horses in for schooling 3 times a week and the rest of the time the grooms rode them out - I'm in no way saying the grooms were incompetant, in fact they were good riders but if i were paying that for my horse to be schooled i would expect/want the 'main' person on them all the time.
 
There is some biase but in all honestly, if you sit and watch a class, the best produced horses do win- whether they're with Pippa Funnell or Joe Bloggs down the road. If you have a nice young horse then I personally would send it somewhere to have a brilliant all round education rather than to produce quick results. I'm not saying thats how all names operate but quite often the WPs will ride the young ones at home most of the time.
 
The advanced eventer eventer someone i ride for was with probably the best 'known' male eventer until around may this year, when he went to a slightly less well known eventer, as the previous one didnt have enough time for him (he didnt think he'd go above 3*). the very well known eventer charged £200 per week, and owner paid for entry fees, vaccs etc. the rider used his own tack etc. x
 
In some cases that may be true but in others it isnt. I went to watch the byeh qualifier at bramham this year and the results were a mix of people i had heard of and people who i had never heard of in my life and in all honesty they are judging the horses not the person on board. for example, If you read olympic eventing masterclass dot willis goes through a picture commentry of byeh classes and often says she wont mark horses down for showing wrong bend etc as this is a rider induced problem.
 
You're talking for a BYEH between 130 - 200 a week depending on who/where and whats in the deal.

Most will have them on full competition livery so you get everythign included apart from shoes/vet/entry fees/registrations and diesel - always check how much they charge - some are £1 a mile, some £1 + 10% per mile some a lot less!

I agree that names get placed more readily than none names as it is so subjective being a showing class etc.

Know a fabulous young rider who has produced a good few BYEH winners and specialises in it if you want more info
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I had my horse with a 4* rider, who was also about the same size as me so it worked quite well (dont know if that should matter too much, but didnt want anyone too strong as im not!!). She charged £20 a day, plus diesel costs / entry fees etc. Thought that was pretty reasonable considering that full livery at a normal yard without a top rider can often be in excess of £100 a week
 
these days most top riders charge by the day and it works out between £20 and £25 per day or around £600 a month regardless of level but then there are the extras! Travel, supplemnts physio etc and in one case rug cleaning, £10 per rug per month! That rider has presented a friend of mine with a bill for one horse for one month that was nearly £1000 when the horse only ran twice (its a novice) and both trips were fairly local!
if you are thinking of sending your horse to a particular rider PM me and i will do best to let you know what to expect bill wise from that yard before you get a shock!
 
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