from: Liz M.
subject: trainer wishes to set up private sessions for students while we're in town doing a clinic at another facility
Good Morning, Keith
Yesterday I spoke with you via phone about setting up training with you and Patrick while you are in Maine. I have 4 possibly 5 of my clients that would like to set up training. We would like schedule at least 4 hours here at the farm. We can work in a group or how ever you would like it. I have 80X120 outdoor and round pen that we can use. I also have access for us to use an indoor about 1 mile from my place if the weather is bad. It should be beautiful here to work outside. (cool and no bugs) I just wanted to double check on the cost it would be $175 for the first two hours and $65 for every hour after that. Is that a per horse fee or the hourly fee? Let me know on the pricing as well as if Oct 19 is going to work for you. We are looking forward to working with you.
Thanks
Liz M
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from: Keith Hosman
Hi, Liz – nice to hear from you again.
The charges you have listed are correct – and it is per person. That is, one person has us for the two hours and can mix and match horses for the two hours. There are (for purposes of this illustration) four horses at two hours each for a total of 8 hours – but two trainers makes it four hours. How to divide it depend one your clients and what they’re looking to accomplish: Do they need to make a change immediately? Or do they want to learn how to fix things/understand things by themselves? We could either work with them individually for two hours each – or they could ride “en masse” for four hours. If they’ve got horses that are um… a challenge… then they’ll want to ride separately. If they’re looking to do some of the training themselves (and need time to digest the exercises as opposed to “making changes on the spot”) then they should group up. Please bear in mind that we are not bronc riders. If we judge the horse to be too unruly, we will work it on the ground. Four hours can be a long time to ride for folks who aren’t used to it. I see that you have a round pen. If appropriate (for the horses in attendance), we could always allow the riders to take a break as they watch us work in the round pen. Just a thought. We’re easy.
A bonus: Also, tell your potential riders that if they care to make the trek to the actual clinic (on either Saturday or Sunday or both), then I’ll comp their observer entry fee, (usually $20/day per person). I can’t afford to comp a guest for each – but comping them is basically half price if they do bring a friend. That’d give them an extra two full days of following us around, watching us teach and asking questions. I’m sure it would help bring a new dimension to topics covered that Thursday.
Keith
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note: If you want to set up a private session - or several privates while we're in town, just drop us an email or call to check our current rates or set something up. We'll work a deal similar to the one outlined above.
- Keith
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