what do you pay for dressage lessons?

[slc2]

Please specify what you pay, as an average for this year, excluding clinics. yeah...i know the dividing line between 'clinic' and 'lesson' can be blurry...let's say that a clinic is held over several days, sessions taught by a non local trainer and at least to some degree open to the public.

Please include ring fees, haul in fees, usage fees, membership fees - anything that adds to the actual lesson cost that you pay to the trainer or instructor or barn where the lessons are held. If you must pay the barn a boarding fee for the day, please include it - it's basically a usage fee.

Please don't include your costs to trailer the horse.

some people take some cheaper lessons locally and other lessons from a 'big name' that cost more...an average is fine. for example, in a year, 10 lessons at 40 a pop, 2 lessons at 80 a pop, 12 lessons, the average is 46 a lesson.

If you get group or semi-private lessons, whatever you wind up paying per ride is fine.

can't seem to edit the wording on choice 1 - if you barter, get free help OR pay less than 25 dollars a lesson, choice 1 is fine.

a gal told me she is charging 150 dollars for regular lessons, i thought it was alot, but thought i better find out what people are paying these days before actually being surprised.

as to what sort of trainer you have, i was thinking of a separate poll for that, to avoid having a zillian choices in one poll.

[Trixie's mom]

My trainer comes to my barn and is charged a 10% ring fee.

[~Freedom~]

Methinks SLC is information gathering to make a core dump later on to impress the masses.

However to answer your question SLC....I receive not pay out so are you planning on a poll for trainers that receive money?

[exvet]

I take at least one lesson a week and more often it's 2-3 on the same day, multiple horses. Per lesson I pay $40. My riding instructor usually comes to me but occasionally (like tomorrow) I trailer to a local facility and pay $15 per trailer to use their arena. The lesson fee is the same. When I take multiple lessons and one is with one of my real baby greens I sometimes get a break and pay only $20 for that lesson but it's only if it's an "extra" lesson.

[Rival]

My coach is $50 a lesson. Her coach (who is listed in the world rankings) charges $100.

[dwblover]

I pay $40 per lesson with my instructor. I also pay $40 per training ride for her to ride my gelding. The two times I went to a local clinic with about seven other riders I paid $55 each ride.

[Trying]

Two BNTs once a onth if I have the $$ at 100-125 a lesson (not timed) and they ride for me if needed.

[Pony Fixer]

My horse is in full training, meaning either he or I receive a ride/lesson 4 times weekly. Most weeks she rides once, and I take 3 lessons. I think it breaks down to between $25-30 each session, regardless.

[dressagedevon]

I pay 50 for the lesson and 20 for travel charge so 70 total, my trainer comes to me and I live in the middle of nowhere so it's a 45 minute travel time for her which is why the higher travel costs, if we do a lesson every two weeks and I ride both horses back to back she cuts the price down.

[justonemore]

$55 for an hour, once a week.

[pintopiaffe]

shoot, well, I voted wrong. I missed the part about haul-in fees. I trailer 5 hours one way. I get 11 mpg with the trailer. Do the math. :dead:

I get private-to-semi-private, and it evolves sometimes during the lesson (start with someone else, finish alone or vice versa.) At times I also get put on another horse, (GP Schoolmaster, some through Airs, Greenie, etc.) lunged or otherwise abused as teacher or assistant teacher see appropriate.

I audit for as many lessons as are going on while I am there. I will stay as late as lessons go before returning home. (I usually arrive early afteroon--13-1400ish) That is free, and if I have questions, I am free to ask (at the appropriate time.) Often if my teacher is working with a horse or student on something *I* was working on or needing to see, he will specifically engage me and include me in the lesson even though I am 'just watching.'

Which all adds up to it being well worth the trip... until this year. :cry:

[Dressage (Pea)Nut]

I've ridden with one trainer that charged $50 per 45-minute lesson, but I was taking 2 lessons a week (so $100 a week). I'm not sure what she charges for only one lesson a week. She came to my barn, so she was a bit more expensive than if I was at her barn and she didn't need to travel to teach me. She rides at FEI.

I'm currently between trainers, and a couple of trainers I've been looking into are in the $70 range. One is an FEI rider and charges $65 a lesson + $10 per haul-in = $75. The other no longer competes, but is an FEI judge and charges $70 for me to haul in to her barn. I have to admit that I'm a bit shocked at the sticker price, but it seems that this may be the going rate for my area :( I'm still looking around, and I'll be trying some lessons with a few trainers to find the right "fit", and it could be that it is the level of riding/instruction in my area, but I'm still a bit wary of the cost - it looks like this is going to be more expensive than I anticipated.

[mg]

$45 for an hour private lesson or $30 for an hour group lesson with no more than three people (usually two). I'm in the dressage club at school though, so I get a discount and only pay $35/$20!! Best spent money out of all the places I've been to. I'd be more than happy to pay more for the instruction I receive.

[faluut42]

I take one lesson a week, private, and the price was just raised from $50 to $55. Not a huge deal, we all would die with out our beloved trainer!!

and her trainer charges $75 a lesson (including clinics), and he trained with Steffen Peters for 9 years! not a bad deal huh!

[Ibex]

My coach is $50 a lesson. Her coach (who is listed in the world rankings) charges $100.

Ditto. And I'm more than happy to have the high level coaching through a filter. Her students are way tougher than I am :lol:

[FEIwannabe]

My horse is in full training, meaning either he or I receive a ride/lesson 4 times weekly. Most weeks she rides once, and I take 3 lessons. I think it breaks down to between $25-30 each session, regardless.
Me too.

[WindsongEq]

I pay $100.00 for a lesson including overnight stabling, clinics are $250.00-300.00 per ride

[Ambrey]

$50/lesson if I buy them 10 at a time. Since I'm still not riding regularly (I even had to take last week off :() I'm buying 4 a week and most of them are trainer rides. He does all of his own tacking and riding, and occasionally gives the big guy a bath for me! It's a bargain!

[lelevic]

$50 per lesson at home or at her barn - one hour private lesson. Of course if we go to her barn, we have to split diesel, so I prefer to take lessons on our "home turf." SIGH!

[Caroline Weber]

My regular trainer is an S judge, an FEI TD, and is judging the eventing dressage this summer at the Olympics - she's $90 for a 45 minute private lesson and $60 for a half hour. Thank goodness I work for her and haven't actually had to write a check for a lesson in three years.

[goeslikestink]

private 60 group 25

[Ginger]

PintoPiaff, your dedication to the sport humbles me. If I had to haul 5 hours one way to my dressage lesson I, well, wouldn't. I wish you success - you have certainly earned it!

[kip]

I pay $120 per lesson plus the cost of Diesel to get to my trainer's barn which is 2.5 hours away. It seems crazy to spend so much but it is really worth every penny.