Im 14 and wanting to teach...

Question

I want to start a small bussiness of teaching children to ride horses. And i wanted to know how much i should charge people. My mom and dads friends have been asking me to tech their children to ride and i really dont know what to charge them. Any advice?

Answer 1

anywhere from $150 per lesson

or look it up what profession camps charge and reduce it a little cause ur not professional

get as much as you can =pp

Answer 2

Do a buck under minimum wage an hour, then if you get more clients you could move up.

Answer 3

First of all I know how you feel im 15 and want to start giveing lesson, but how much experience do you have? and do you have the patience to teach some one how to ride? um considering your age i probably wouldnt charge more then $10

Answer 4

Hi there!

My sister and I gave joint lessons to some kids on barrel racing and we charged $20 an hour for 2 kids/ponnies and the both of us.

We both have won buckles and money in barrel races.  And buckles and money in Team sorting.  So that may have influenced the willingness to pay us that much...

When I alone gave lessons to some friends of mine I charged about $20 an hour for adults and $10 for their son(10 yrs.)

The same thing happened when they wanted us to give lessons for their kids...

I gave lessons at this price in CA.

I don't think you should go with the minimum wage price.  I would look at the trainers in your area that are teaching the same skills you are. i.e. barrel racing, general riding and so forth...

I know it is hard especially when it is your parents friedns but the trainer in our area was charging $60 an hour and that was concidered fair!

Lol... He was the man that tought me and my sister to ride!  Now we give the lessons lol.... We are pretty good though!  Anyway enough rambaling!

Hope I Helped and best of luck! I suggest you bring a COLD beverage that sun gets HOT after a while...

Comenting on what Apples wrote:

Can you give the lessons at their own homes?

Have the parents sign a release of libility paper.

Stating that it is not your fault if the horse misbehaves and so forth! Do this especially if it is at your own property!

My family and I used to run sorting at a friends ranch and every person that rode on the ranch HAD to sign a release of liability.

Here is a link with more information on release of liability forms:

http://www.equinelegalsolutions.com/what...

www.okcareertech.org/bite/bpa/docs/nlc...

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0ge...

Horses are dangerous and they are ride at your own risk.

The parents know that and they should have no problem signing a paper saying that if their kids get hurt while riding horses it is not your fault.

Other answers that are saying its against the law and this and that.

Come on she is obviously a bright person she wants to make honest money!  Give her the chance that you never got!  Don't put down a teen like this.  You wonder why so many teens get into trouble putting them down like you are is why.  The people approached her and she is trying to do some good.  So stop being mean!  We all must start somewhere! Giver her a break!

Answer 5

Well if it's your parents friends obviously the price shouldn't be too high. It all depends on what you teach, and how long and often the lessons are. I hope this helped! (^-^)

Answer 6

It depends if you are a professional horse back rider if your a teacher that doesnt know a lot than you probably shouldnt charge much.

<3 savannaaah

Answer 7

I would charge $35 if you provide the horse and $25 if they have their own

Answer 8

Well for a) depends on how long the lesson is. If say it was for an hour, maybe $35? That would be a good starting price I would think. We had a small buisness for a while as well at my friend's house, that's how much we charged.  

Answer 9

$25 a lesson. You need to be a good rider whose good with kids and can read horses. You also need to know your stuff. You should start by teaching the kids about grooming and all the parts of the horse and saddle. Depending on their age you could do it once and then let them do it a few times. Show them the ropes like that you walk a horse in a small circle after cinching the girth so that he lets the air out of his lungs and you can finish tightening it.You can do it as often as you like, but most people aren't going to want to pay for more than once a week. You should make sure that all of your horses are kid safe. You may ride them and think that they're bomb proof, but then you know how to ride. You need to ride them like and inexperience person would and see how each one does. Then you'll be able to match horse with child. You need to ride rigid and "accidentally" bump your legs on the horse. Pull the bit a little harder than normal because a newbie will be scared and correct harsher than an experience rider. I would also make some sudden sharp noise while on their back. The first thing you should teach the child once on the horse is stop. Show them a normal stop and how to put the horse in a circle if they're scared. Teaching horse riding lesson leaves you with extreme liability. My family looked into it once and it was going to cost a lot of money for liability insurance. You probably won't need that since it's an informal thing with friends of the family, but you would be surprised at the number of "friends" that'll sue if their child gets hurt on one of your horses. I would show this post to your parents and tell them to ask a lawyer to draw up a short little contract saying that the person is agreeing to take or let their dependent take lessons from you and that they agree not to sue you for any injury to their child that happens on your property or any damage to equipment that they may own. Good luck.

Answer 10

Who, besides your parent's friends, would want a fourteen-year-old teaching their kid to ride a horse????

And they're going to want a discount because they're friends of the family.

And you're going to be a HUGE liability. Just because they are your parent's friends doesn't mean they won't sue you if their kid gets brain damaged from getting thrown.

And you can't legally start a business at the age of 14.

And, if you actually call it a "business," the taxes would cost you all the money you've earned and more.

And the land you do this on has to be specifically for a business. If you try to run this out of your backyard, you will get cited by zoning officials for a ton of money.

Answer 11

Tell the people to get another another professional trainer.

It's illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be a trainer.  That's by USEF.  You have to have a certificate in order.  If you do not stop, someone will end up reporting you to USEF and you'll get heavily fined.

Answer 12

Umm pretty sure that you should wait until you are certified as a coach, and you have the proper insurance coverage before you go teaching ppls kids how to ride...Who the h**l are you to teach the next generation of riders how to incorrectly work their animals?? Huh? Its stupid for you to be even thinking about this...get certified and then think about it...do you have any idea  of the legal issues that could come out of this??? Honestly...if they want their kids to learn how to ride, refer them to a CERTIFIED coach...jeez...kids who think they can teach just cuz they think they can ride good...go through the program...

Answer 13

since your young n stuff and kinda have to prove yourself id charge 20$ a person and do group lessons so if you have like 3 kinds n it takes 30 min beofer and 3 min after thats 60$ in 2 hours soo yeah that sounds good to me