How much should I charge

Question

Someone wants me to show their horse for them at a local show. I usually charge like $20 when Im riding someones horse for them and $30 for an hour lesson. Should I charge one price for the whole day or charge per class? And any suggestions on how much? There is probably going to be about 8 classes.

Answer 1

8 classes is a lot for one horse (though I suppose it depends what kind of show it is)

Anyway, I used to ride and compete a lot of horses for other people and the arrangement I had was:

The owner paid my travel expenses, class entry fees and any other incurred expenses.

I kept my winnings.

My "fee" depended on the show and the owner. I didn't charge per lesson/class etc. though, as most of the horses I schooled and showed were for sale so I got a cut of the sale price.

Answer 2

When i was riding horses for people at shows the owner always paid for classes, trailering, schooling fees, number fee, trailering, and my lunch. I charged $50 for the day to be at the show since i was usually missing work or not able to compete with my own horse. If there was prizes for the class we split them 50/50.

try to keep it simple, one flat rate, i wouldnt charge pr class that gets to be confusing

Answer 3

I used to have an arrangement with the girl that use to ride my horse in shows.  She would keep any prize money she won and i would keep the ribbons or trophies. It seemed to work well. Perhaps charge them $150 for the day for riding the horse and ask that they pay for all your other expenses eg: lunch etc.

Answer 4

You charge per class. It just depends how good you are as a rider. Ask them what they think a fair price is. I"d say $10.00 a class. Also think, how much is the entry fee, what kind of class. etc.  

Answer 5

Charge them according to what you include and what you will be teaching. If you are, for example, either training the person to show or training the horse to show, then charge based on the amount of work you have done. Don't undervalue yourself, remember:)

Answer 6

If you take money from them you can never show as am amateur again. You will have to show in open which is against other trainers and it's harder to do as well. Just something to think about.  

Answer 7

id keep it cheap and have one fee because having fees for every little thing makes things confusing to have a flat fee.

Answer 8

I would charge about $10 a class. But they should pay for their own travel expenses, and other horse stuff. You should get the ribbons and trophies, and the owner gets the money, or vice versa.