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 Party Girl
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | If you were one of those people who highly dislikes to leg your horses up after a long winter or you are away on business a lot and would like your horse kept in shape, would you pay to take them somewhere to have this done? Not talking swimming but actually riding. There would be no tuning on the barrels/roping unless specifically asked for.
We have an indoor and outdoor arena, along with 2 round pens and over 14,000 acres to ride on.
How much would you pay for something like this? Would you want to pay by the month or by the ride?
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 Chasin my Dream
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Location: Alberta | I'm not sure price of it, but I know if I ever considered that it would have to be someone I REALLY REALLY trusted and respected as a rider & care taker.... |
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 Good Grief!
Posts: 6343
Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | well i wouldn't do it.........i like to know that my hard work has paid off........but then again nobody else but me has ever thrown a leg over my 4 yr old and my so used to ride my gelding but now he hates him....lol
its a big NO for me....i dont like other ppl riding my horses
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Rad Dork
Posts: 5218
Location: Oklahoma | I probably wouldn't do it unless it was someone who I absolutely trusted.....
but with my current situation (unable to ride due to lame horse) I'd love to have a job like that just to be able to ride!
Edited to say that I'd probably pay on a per hour basis. or horse/per day basis.
Edited by Longneck 2014-02-24 1:58 PM
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 Buttered Noodles Snacker
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Location: NC | I would. Not sure on price though.... |
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The Advice Guru
Posts: 6419
| I used to ride horses for the neighbours as a kid 15 years ago I was getting 10/ride/horse.
The things to consider how far they have to drive if they are being ridden at your place, if they are being stabled some ps here else the cost of stabling.
Honestly I would say if you have a neighbour kid who doesn't have to travel I would say 10-20/horse/ride, as brushing saddling takes along time.
It also depends on how many horses as you may be able to make a deal and a monthly rate with number of horses and number of days on each horse. |
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I would pay to have good, competent help that did what I asked. I haven't been able to find that yet.
I'd pay $10 a ride and I'd want you to actually ride the horse for let's say an hour at a time. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | True story. I had a girl come over to the house to ride a mare for me. I just wanted reining work on her. She was track broke. She got on her for maybe 15 minutes and wanted $20. I was not impressed. She didn't come back. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | ...AND....lol....it would have been worth the $20 for 15 minutes had she actually taught her something. But, there was no reining magic that day. |
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Id rather pay for swimming or something. So much can be affected with a horse even off the pattern, now if this person had an impressive reputation as a trainer, not necessarily a barrel trainer, but as an overall trainer/rider then I would consider it. |
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Location: Sweet Home Alabama | Ditto!! |
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 I Chore in Chucks
Posts: 2882
Location: MD | like MR said..
I'd rather put my money into sending my horse off to swim and all that. and honestly if I don't want to put in the elbow grease to get my horse in shape... I wouldn't feel good about barrel racing. |
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Elite Veteran
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| I would be more apt to send my horse to a rehab or other type of facility that had a aqua tread and/or euro ciser. I have had someone pony my horse before when I was in a bind, but not sure how I feel about someone riding them. I paid that person $20 a day, they also took care of feeding once a day. No cleaning pens or anything, they fed 4 horses and ponied 1. |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride.
For how long???? |
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Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:35 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. For how long????
Edited by hoofs_in_motion 2014-02-24 3:41 PM
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:37 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:35 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. For how long????
lol....not 15 minutes and no sweat then? |
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Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:39 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:37 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:35 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. For how long????
LMAO that is not worth a ride LOL!!!!!!! I hope you told her to pucker up if she wanted that 20 bucks LOL |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:41 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:39 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:37 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:35 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. For how long????
I gave it to her. I just said I'd call her if I needed her again. I didn't call. |
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Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:49 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:41 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:39 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:37 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:35 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. For how long????
Next time you get one that's track broke....make a trip to kansas...I've got a girlfriend who can put a SUPER NICE handle on a track broke horse. She has 2 now, that are 1D butt kicking barrel horses in my area. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:52 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:49 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:41 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:39 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:37 PM LRQHS - 2014-02-24 3:35 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-24 3:34 PM My finished mare, I really really don't like people riding....unless they give me beer.
Colts, I pay $20 a ride. For how long????
Kansas??? That's a bit far..... |
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Cat Collector
Posts: 1430
| I take outside horses for conditioning.
I am fully booked with it.
I ride them 6 days a week with a break in the middle of the week, they are fed quality feed and checked on a few times a day. I do a square around the property so it adds up to about 6 miles, with a lot of long trotting and walking.
I charge quite a bit to do it but people pay for it because they do not want to do it themselves and people who know me know that I look after my horses. |
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| Back when I was in high school I did that exact thing. I rode each one for 1-1.5hrs/day 4-5 x a week. Kept them clipped, bathed, and rode. I charged $25/hr. Demographically I was in the right place to get that, if I had lived in Oklahoma it would probably be about $15/hr for a teenager. Make sure the person you have riding for you really knows what they are doing. Some say they do and some actually do! Some of the people I rode for had specific workouts and plans they wanted me to follow, that actually made it easier for me because I knew exactly what they wanted and being a young teenager it eased the apprehension of "am I covering what they want, are they going to like the results, etc."
Edited by FlyingJT 2014-02-24 4:17 PM
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Sock Snob
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| If i have an indoor i would install underwater treadmill and keep my horses inshape and others with a h2O treadmill.
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 Night Watchman
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Location: Central Montana | Yes, depending on the person and the price. |
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 Mature beyond Years
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | I've been approached about this but I had no idea what I'd charge. Now, I'm the one wanting it, but then again it depends on the person and price. |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | LRQHS - 2014-02-24 2:05 PM I would pay to have good, competent help that did what I asked. I haven't been able to find that yet.
I'd pay $10 a ride and I'd want you to actually ride the horse for let's say an hour at a time.
You look for the good help and I will look for a purple unicorn, rope halter to the winner,lol.
Seriously, there is a lot of bonding that goes on in those daily rides legging one up. I would pay to send them to an aqua tred but not to ride something that I will be running. |
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Pig-Bear Dog Lover
| Nope I wouldn't... if its training.. sure.. but not to be legged up. If I'm that lazy I don't need to have horses. |
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