What to charge for horse training?

[Faster horses]

Excellent point, PPRM. And I was never thinking of two-year olds anyway, except in the mention I made of young horses not remembering after 30 days.
I was speaking of more like 4 year olds, for longer training.

You just can't drill those youngsters. Our horse trainer friend says that
you have to get them in a "learning frame of mind", but you can't drill
them. And horses need new things, not the same thing over and over.
(drilling). They need to keep their mind fresh, not resentful or soured
on doing the same thing constantly.

They do need mental rest too. We turned ours out in the winter, clear
away from the buildings for awhile. Sure helped them grow up, and very
seldom were they not better after a rest. Mental and physical.

And horses need to have fun too.

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

yeap I agree FH that horses can't be drilled. Even the older horses dependin on what they are doin. Barrel horses are the worlds worst for gettin burnt out on what your doin. These two new one's get about 20 to 30 minutes of ridin each day, maybe 5 minutes or so on each thing, once they do it right, she moves on to somethin else. When she's done with the "learning/teaching" part, she takes em off out thru the woods and just rides, or out in the pasture.
Same thing with a finished barrel horse...walk, trot, lope the pattern, correct anything that aint right, then quit, go for a trail ride, ride thru the cows....whatever.....just somethin that's totally different than what you were doin.

Keeps em on their toes, you on your toes, and their mind is fresh.

[PPRM]

Good minded arena horses are work to keep that way. Breaks and just miles outside do wonders. Glad to hear someone is doin it right jersey

PPRM

[RoperAB]

[Judith]

Roper, you have very valid points and I do appreciate your input!
I am very fortunate in that the horses that I work with and sell for the most part are sold in the states. So for me location is not very important. However I would like the option of taking in local horses if the opportunity presented itself. We are now looking at 600,000 per acre here in the lower mainland. I could buy a really nice place for that in Sask. I also am returning home so I know what i am getting into weather wise etc. I just hope that living out here on the coast for so long hasnt turned me into a total pansy

[Manitoba_Rancher]

Judith,

You better hope OT doesnt see that about you shipping horses to the US he'll get his R-colt buddies together and try to block the border.... I bet they come up with Mad Horse disease as the reason behind it........

[Judith]

It's already getting rough to get through the border. Just try sneaking through with a tomato in your car

Bottom line is that the TB industry is KY, FL,NY, and CA. If ya want to dabble in racing ya gotta be willing to be involved in these states.

Ontario doesnt do to bad, but I have no interest in living there, may as well stay in BC.

[greg]

As the lady said-Yu charge yur self worth.Days with 1/2 @#$ trainer are not the same as with horseman.Have to do yur homework,ask around