Wednesday, August 22, 2007
QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU DROP OFF YOUR HORSE WITH THE TRAINER
General Care
1. Where will your horse be kept? Stall, pasture, paddock with shelter?
2. What will your horse be fed? Type of hay, grain, supplements?
3. How often will your horse be fed?
4. Will your horse receive turn-out time? If so, how often, where?
5. Will the trainer arrange for needed veterinary care or is that your responsibility?
6. What veterinarian, farrier, chiropractor does the trainer use?
Trainer’s background
1. How long have they been a professional trainer?
2. Did they apprentice with another trainer? If so, whom?
3. What types of events do they compete in.
4. What are their specialties?
5. Discuss your horse and your goals for the horse, and ask them if they feel they are the right trainer for the job.
The Trainer’s Program
1. How many times per week will your horse be worked?
2. Who exactly will be working your horse? Trainer, assistant, both?
3. If the trainer is away, will your horse be worked? If so, by whom? If not will their be a reduction in fees?
4. Does the trainer receive a commission on show winnings or sales? If so, how much?
5. What are some common extra fees for horses that are in training? How are those fees handled? Examples: Worming; supplements; mileage to shows or vets; veterinary, farrier, chiropractic care; day care at events; grooming; stalls, shavings, etc. at shows; entry fees; holding horses for service providers.
6. Does the trainer bill clients? If so, how often?
General Care
1. Where will your horse be kept? Stall, pasture, paddock with shelter?
2. What will your horse be fed? Type of hay, grain, supplements?
3. How often will your horse be fed?
4. Will your horse receive turn-out time? If so, how often, where?
5. Will the trainer arrange for needed veterinary care or is that your responsibility?
6. What veterinarian, farrier, chiropractor does the trainer use?
Trainer’s background
1. How long have they been a professional trainer?
2. Did they apprentice with another trainer? If so, whom?
3. What types of events do they compete in.
4. What are their specialties?
5. Discuss your horse and your goals for the horse, and ask them if they feel they are the right trainer for the job.
The Trainer’s Program
1. How many times per week will your horse be worked?
2. Who exactly will be working your horse? Trainer, assistant, both?
3. If the trainer is away, will your horse be worked? If so, by whom? If not will their be a reduction in fees?
4. Does the trainer receive a commission on show winnings or sales? If so, how much?
5. What are some common extra fees for horses that are in training? How are those fees handled? Examples: Worming; supplements; mileage to shows or vets; veterinary, farrier, chiropractic care; day care at events; grooming; stalls, shavings, etc. at shows; entry fees; holding horses for service providers.
6. Does the trainer bill clients? If so, how often?
# posted by The Double HH Ranch @ 3:22 PM 
