Like what do you mean you know the barn and circuit I’m showing on?
Horse gone. Barn door locked.
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Like what do you mean you know the barn and circuit I’m showing on?[/QUOTE]
From your descriptions of location, the barn and recent events at the barn, I know where you are boarding-quite simple to figure out. Since that barn holds only their own schooling shows and 1-2 NTHJC shows/year, I can tell you are riding on the NTHJC circuit (or just their schooling show series).
Again, the jump from that level to A/AA level WILL be a big one.
My (very rough) break down:
-Where I am located, most A/AA shows are 3-5 hours away…~$500 trailer
- I don’t own a trailer so I drive separate and have to fill up the Honda 2-3 times…round up to ~$100
- Nomination fee…~$200
- Rest of show bill…~$600
- Split hotel room and pack my own food…~$200
- I show by myself frequently so I don’t always have a trainer bill but when I do…~$300
So I am looking at almost $2,000 minimum. These numbers obviously vary across shows.
Since I do jumpers, I can sometimes win some $$$ to cut the show bill fee by $500 or so (more realistically around $100 because I get nervous, pull, kick, flap like a monkey and then blow the classic :lol:). But I never count on that when budgeting.
I braid professionally. So when I go with a trainer, I am guaranteed AT LEAST $300 to off set costs. That’s if I were to only do 3 manes two times. I usually end up doing around 12 total manes and 4-6 tails (total $700).
So even with potential income during the horse show I am likely to spend $1,000+. And for me, it’s all worth it!
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Your wants seem unrealistic.
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You’ve got it sort of right. I own a greenie (that we know can win at A/AA shoes just needs more experience) I’m looking to lease a horse for 6 or 12 months that I can win with on the A circuit. I’ve been condidering looking at new barns due to revent events and it would be an A/AA show barn in my area so I wouldn’t be worried about the owners letting us lease the horse. Do you mean you know the name of the barn?[/QUOTE]
Of course you want your greenie to win on the A circuit with you in the tack. Of course you want to lease a packer that can win.
And I want to be Springsteen’s daughter. :winkgrin:
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Your wants seem unrealistic.
Of course you want your greenie to win on the A circuit with you in the tack. Of course you want to lease a packer that can win.
And I want to be Springsteen’s daughter. :winkgrin:[/QUOTE]
Ya sounds like she wants to win, not learn to ride.
OP, what do you plan on doing with greenie while you lease a winning packer? Will she be showing with a pro ($$$)? Who confirmed that greenie would win at the A/AA level?
And yes, if I could steal Davendy, Vindicat, Zero or Lisona, I’d be a happy girl! Jessie has a great string!
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I don’t know why people are being so rude and jumping to conclusions… SHEESH people, talk about bitter and angry!
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This thread is from 2015?
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Seems like the OP is back and just can’t let it go. No one else would bother to resurrect a two year old thread of this sort.
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OK, just to be kind here, I just got a prize list in the mail from my closest AA show. It would cost me $500 just to drive on the property and put the horse in one stall. That does include mandatory office and USEF/USHJA fees and 8-10 (overpriced) bags of shavings you must buy from the show and must buy more to add over anything more then a 2 day stay. Includes nothing else. No feed, no trainer charges, no tack stall splits. Just the roof and bedding for the horse.
One 3’ Hunter division is $135, that’s 3 or 4 over fences and a hack over 2 days so requires the stall. Any additional schooling or warm up classes run on weekdays requiring more nights in the stall (and bedding) and are $35 each.
The rest of what you ask is impossible to answer. Gas varies regionally and from day to day within the region. Plane tickets are based on many factors and vary day to day, look on Expedia or similar sites to get fares, you’ll need to create a reservation to get the fare quote for that route in that day but just cancel it or don’t hit “book it” so it doesnt charge you…beware some sites want the cc# before quoting the fare, don’t do that. Most of the main Airline sites will let you get a fare quote without the cc number, so try those to get an idea.
Hotels are the same way. Can be $50-350 a night depending in when you book and put a payment method down, it’s cheapest to book well in advance.
Everybody braids manes at A and AA shows, figure 40-60 a day ( you don’t leave them in). Tails too for the hack class or Classic/stake or Derby classes. Add 25-35.
Trainers are independent business owners. You have to ask them. Offhand, $50-300 a day depending on what services you use from what trainer. And it’s probably going to cost you $1-$2 a mile to transport your horse there and back.
So that’s the bare bones answer to your question. Easy to get to 1k a week even without a penny going to actual trainer services.
Most people don’t try any A or AA shows until they are winning or pinning very well consistently at schooling shows to avoid wasting money showing with no chance, money that can buy a whole lot of lessons, Pro rides and smaller shows so you can practice and get good enough to get a decent score at a AA even if you don’t place.
On the lease horse, a proven AA show horse typically leases for 12 months at 33% of its fair market value if it were sold. Shorter leases are priced higher since the horse is back on their bill sooner. They generally require the horse to be in an approved trainers barn and program with the leasing rider taking regular lessons and carrying mortality and major medical insurance on their horse. Plus keeping up on vetwork including IA joint injections, vaccinations etc and using an approved farrier. It ain’t cheap.
You can find lease horses cheaper or even free but not AA proven show horses, which is what you asked about. Fair market value on them is probably 45k to 150k You can do the math on the lease fees for a year.
You can see you need to develop a plan to end up at the AA level, it’s a nice goal but you need to go up that ladder a step at a time and spend your money wisely.
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Well…it really depends, I went to an AA show last year and costs were relatively cheap but I only showed in two classes and I split some fees with another girl, and we did our own grooming, trainer brought the horse. I showed in a really tiny division so it didn’t cost too much, I didn’t write anything down so lets see if I can remember:
Hotel for two nights: $200
Trainer Fee (for two days): $100
Shavings: $50
Gas wasn’t really relevant because car gets 60mpg so I don’t know, and the show was about 4 1/2 hours away
Entry Fees: $180
Office/Zone/Membership/Horse Fees: $80
Braiding: $80
Stalls: $100
Also food for myself and horse
Keep in mind most these costs were split!
Plus there were unforeseen costs-new hairnet, getting my boots fixed, buying boot shine etcetera…
Thats a total of $710.00 For a close show, split with another girl, showing in only two classes.
This seems to be worth repeating, since people are still responding as if this is a new thread and not one from 2015 :lol:
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Eh, I’m not sure the OP isn’t the one that resurrected this…besides, it’s always timely. Somebody asks the same general question, what does it cost, several times a year.
You can bump your own thread back up by responding to it then delete that response. Looks like somebody else brought it back up.
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The last show I did was a little over $1,000 and that was just horse show fees, no trainer fees, no trailering fees, no hotel, just stall, usef/ushja fees, low junior hunter division, 3’3 performance division, $2,500 hunter derby, and 2 non rated child eq over fences classes
