What is a reasonable rate for a freelance coach?

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We have a very good lady come to teach both our boys. She has just put her charges up from £20 to £25 per hour which we are OK with. She has a 30min journey to get to us so £50 for what is effectively 3 hours seems OK to us compared to what we pay for other sports coaches, not to mention plumbers et.

Some folk we know are aghast at this, they thought £20 was high let alone £25. We think she's worth it, but I'm curious what other people think is a reasonable rate.
 
My freelance coach charges £20/hr.
Another girl I occasionally use charges £25/hr plus £10 traveling, but she lives over an hour away.
Third person I use even more occasionally charges £40/hr.
I have seen on some local webpages, prices of £40/hr on own horse for senior instructor, so I guess that £20/hr is pretty cheap and I expect my first coach to put her prices up pretty soon!

I have always found riding lessons to be priced pretty similar to car driving lessons, and find that a good gauge of price.
 
I think £25 is reasonable, particularly if it includes travel
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That's very reasonable. In west Wales it's £20 for the cheapest and you travel to a yard where several people get together to keep the price down, otherwise it's £25 + travel. For the more well known trainers who come into the area it's £45-£65 for 45 mins plus betwen £5 and £15 for indoor school hire depending on the yard. In addition to those high fees you also have to travel your horse. Clearly some people won't teach outdoors any more.
 
I pay £20 for my dressage instructor and £22.50 for an ex showjumper to teach me on the ponio. They both only live 2 mins drive from me so I think £25 is v reasonable including travel time.




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I pay £25 for a three-quarter hour lesson at her yard which I have to hack to. She is a great instructor and I feel that it is worth the money so I think you seem to be getting value for money so long as your boys are enjoying the lessons and they are learning.
 
Ok, here we go....a friend who follows the P word had a 1-1 with a P instructor and was charged ............................................................£50 an hour. Thing was the trainer was with her for 4 hours....................... I watched from a far with a large dose of bemusement as the P instructor walked with her around our cross country course so the horse could look at each jump.
Perhaps I should get some popcorn ready to share around now....?
 
i pay £30 for 45mins with an instructor who competes at gp level and brings on youngsters.im really happy!plus she comes to me (£25 if i go to her-only about 10mins down road)
 
Thanks for the replies. She has a good reputation locally, our boys love her and we feel she is very good value for money. In one way we were surprised that some thought her expensive, but not in another. I'm always amazed how many people try to penny pinch on their horses. Not talking about those who struggle as best they can on limited means, I have nothng but respect for them, it's the middle class Mums who can afford but don't want to pay that amaze me.
 
I recently paid £70 for an hour lesson and had to travel to them. It was with someone who is extremely well known in the eventing world and for me it was worth the money and I'll be going again as soon as I have the cash! On the otherhand I have jumping lessons with a girl who is based on my yard is she only charges £5 for half hour ('mates rates') but my riding over jumps has improved vastly with her instruction. As with all things it's worth what you feel its worth and even £10 for a bad lesson is a waste of money!
 
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