Unsure if this is in the right place but I need an idea on how ....

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

much ?


I had a very good young rider come ride Missy for 45 mins, will round it up to an hour, He then jumped her at her first training show . He is very professional in his work with horses, His mum breeds some lovely showjumpers .

Anyhoos after a little background, How much would you pay a rider for the above ?

Just to add, He is half a mile up the road from me, came down to our yard, For the training show I took the mare down myself, tacked up and warmed up, So just a matter of him getting on and doing the 2 rounds .

 

[scrumpygus]

The pro riders that get on and compete for others i know charge £25 for 2 classes. That is at low end BSJA though im sure if its higher levels they get a percentage of prize money aswell if they win.
I would expect to pay around £25- £30 for a pro rider to school my horse for half hour to 45mins.

 

[diggerbez]

well when my trainer competed my grey at DR for me i paid him the normal £30 an hour to come and school him (i'd have paid the £30 if i'd had a lesson if that makes sense) 2x a week- if he wanted to do more then he did that for free. then i paid the comp fees, got the horse ready and took it but didn't pay for him to compete. we spilt the prize money...

don't now if thats normal but i was happy with that

 

[horseywelsh]

£20 an hour i get for riding other peoples horses (probs fit description of your rider), £15 of they come to me.
They pay entry fees but keep rosettes/prize money etc. I don't get paid for riding at a competition (which i'm happy with as they get the horse ready, pay class entries etc, all i do is turn up and ride

)

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

I was thinking around the £15-£20 mark .

Hes not at Pro stage just yet, but won't be far off the mark as hes a fabby rider .

So say I offered £35 ... Do you think he would be offended ?

 

[horseywelsh]

what would you be offering him £35 (i can't see where you have actually said)?

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

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what would you be offering him £35 (i can't see where you have actually said)?

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Confused

lol ..... Sorry

 

[horseywelsh]

sorry, i'm confused too, you said around the £15-20 mark, but then you asked if he would be offended if you offered him £35. Are you saying you would offer him £35 for riding your horse twice a week for example?

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Ahhh .

I'm saying I would offer him £35 ..... based on £15 for riding at the show, and then £20 for the hour riding .

If he was to ride at a show £15 .

If riding for the hour at home then £20 .

Col x

 

[horseywelsh]

ahhhh i'm with you now

i don't think he would be offended at that at all (i wouldn't be).

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Cheers

Col x

 

[TayloredEq]

I used to compete my friends mare whilst she was pregnant.

I charged her £15 to school the horse at her yard (20mins away).

If it was a local show I charged her the same rate as if I was schooling at home for her, but she also had to cover any food/drinks at the show and I also got to keep any prize money.

If it was a show further afield - ie regionals and involved staying away she had to pay for my yard to be covered as I wouldn't be able to be there.

Hope that makes sense.

In your situation I would ask yourself what you are looking for? IE do you want him to ride the horse longterm or is it just the odd ride every now and again? How good is the horse? Is it likely to help him out to be riding the horse - exposure/competition practice etc.

If it is to be a short term thing then I would pay him about what you suggested. However if it was to be longer term I would be looking for a deal especially if it offers him benefit.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Its only short term, A few health issues

Shes just a young horse, So whether she will benefit him now ..... I doubt it, but shes doing super with him and well, I'll continue to let him ride her until my issues have been resolved

.

He also has his own young horses which his mum provides him with, So he is going to these shows anyways

Thanks very much for your reply

Col xx