Hi. I am curious what you pay your trainer per day for A rated show fees. Local shows on a daily basis. Zone 8.
Thanks!
It varies so widely and by region and trainers abilities and record, even at local shows, answers may not pertain to your situation.
My trainers all charged the same fees at local or rated because their time and workload are exactly the same. Only difference being number of days requiring hotel splits and less grooms/muckers for just a ring or two running and only 1 or 2 days in a stall. Only showed HJ out of a trailer a few times and that was 8 horses with a semi rig we used as day stalls with our chairs and snacks in the center by the loading ramps. Trainer still charged the same day charge for her services, just no overnight expenses or mucking needed.
Ran 50 to 75 just for the day charge. That’s 3 different trainers in 2 states from 1994 to 2011. Many years ago it was 35ish in the Western barns each day.
$45+GST per day. If you were the only person showing from that barn the fees would be higher.
This included warm up, course walk, and coaching between rounds as needed.
I have a friend at a different barn who pays more ($75 ish/day) but her coaching also includes AM/PM checks on horses, hand walking or lunging them 1-2x/daily, and feeding AM/PM.
“a rated show fees” varies a lot. What in particular are you asking about? Coaching/training? Or care/service?
Ive personally paid anywhere from $45 a day to $100 a day for USEF shows. That is JUST coaching per day, regardless of level/classes/etc. no rides included.
It really depends. When I showed with one trainer it was $75 per day for care and coaching, and an additional $50 per CLASS to have a pro ride the horse. Current trainer is $90 a day all in. I pay her for every day the horse is at the show, whether she shows the horse or coaches me. It includes staff. On the days I’m there, I do most stuff myself. On the days I’m not, staff takes care of it all.
I pay $70-90 USD/day. This includes coaching, course walk and often a lesson with the AM ride (I usually ride/hack in the AM and show in the afternoon at most shows). It does not include any care or any staff. I do all my own care and do not have a groom.
On top of the fee includes travel expenses–housing and travel. This is split among clients (not per horse).
California - A or B rated shows – we paid our trainer $50 or $75 per day, which included riding the horse to get the sillies out in the morning, if needed.
$75 per day to trainer. $75 per day to groom plus tip. $15 per class for a professional ride.
PNW $100 per day includes grooming. Stall cleaner extra.
Zone 7- $75 per day is pretty standard for coaching/care per day. Pro rides are extra ($40/class). Hotel/food split is additional, as are all show and hauling fees. You are expected to tip the grooms reasonably as well.
Zone 7 here as well. I would say the rate is 75-85/day for care and coaching is about right. But I’ve seen as high as 75 for care and 75 per for coaching (150 total per day). Pro rides extra (35-50 per class). Set up fee is also commonly seen, 50-200 per show.
$100/day for local or rated shows in FL, but it’s just Trainer and a few students - no staff, no grooms. My trainer rode my horse in all his classes at our first show, when I got nervous about handling him, and didn’t charge extra for that.
$100/day for care and coaching, and any pro rides needed. Basically, anything needed to successfully get us in the ring.
SE Michigan - $60/day if there are more than three clients attending the show or $120 if three or less. Plus a proportionate split of trainer housing/food which is usually super reasonable.
Zone II here. Fees run the gambit depending on skill/experience of the trainer. A trainer with good results will charge daily coaching fees of $150 per horse per day or so. One can spend more if they run with the bigger barns.
Here in SoCal I think I paid $350 a show week for my hunter trainer so around $60ish a day. With my jumper barn it’s $90 a day if you’re in full time training and I now pay $140 a day to meet them at the shows. That’s not including grooming or care, or the trainers’ hotel expenses etc.
