What is reasonable payment for a one day local show? Thank you
When I secretaried, it paid by the entry. For a schooling show, I think it was $10/entry. But that’s been a coon’s age past!
:eek: PAID?
I scribed & was show secretary for a regional schooling series & it was volunteer work.
I’m talking mid-80s to early 90s.
Wish I’d worked where @iberianfan did! 
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After we went from volunteer show secretaries to paid, we paid around $200-$250 that was for a USEF secretary and about 10 years ago. Depending on the show, I’d say between $150 and $250. I would also suggest if you wanted to charge on the low side to include something like from 7A - 5pm rate is $150 per day, and X amount per hour after 5:00pm. Though what to charge also depends on the show - for me if it is a struggling schooling show or organization or barn show I might volunteer or charge less, maybe exchange fee for lessons. If its some organization I’m not close to I would go by common area rate
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Time is either volunteered OR within the last few months I’ve been paid $10/hr (just under $200 for two days) for a popular local association show. How much one will be paid depends on the type of show as well as who is running it (local association, state wide association, national association, local barn, established show series, show series getting off the ground, etc etc). What is reasonable depends on what you are willing to work for.
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That was my thought too. They pay people for this job? Silly me. I always did it for free.
(Local level shows.)
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I’m with 2Dogs and Trubandloki. Most one day local shows around here run on volunteer power.
We pay our show secretary even tho we run schooling shows - but they regularly have two dressage arenas AND trail AND driven dressage arena AND cones… we pay her by the entry, I believe it’s $10.
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I get paid $200 per show (1-2 days) but I provide the computer equipment, software, back numbers, printer supplies, judges cards, balance the proceeds and run financial reports, etc. Basically, the show supplies the tent, power and an assistant. It’s a local schooling show series.
