I love horses but cant afford one, no where near afford one.
when I was little about 10 I had a horse riding lesson, but for 30 mins only, and the next 30 mins I had to clean stables. so its put me off going again now im older
is it fair you are paying to learn to ride a horse and yet you are doing their work? or is that normal
the lesson cost £15 an hour 10 years ago
no you should,t have to muck out the stable if ur paying full price for a lesson, it should be the whole time on the horse, although if ud arranged to have a half price lesson in exchange for mucking out then that is ok and to be honust its very good practise and important to learn all aspects of horse care, but you can go to a riding school and just have the lesson and thats it if you want also, infact most bigger riding schools will just offer a straight may money get lesson type of thing.
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you will possibly get a deal where you clean the stables as part payment
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only if you are getting the lesson at a reduced price
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probably your parents got a deal for the riding lessons if you helped clean, but in all honesty it’s good practice if ever one day you get that horse you dream of.
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They kinda take the piss out of kids at yards. They wouldnt do it to adults though and to be honest if a kid has the balls to stand up to them and say they dont have to then they cant do nothing about it lol
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I horseback ride and never have to muck out stalls. If you are still paying full price for the lesson, Then I would say that what you had to do is completely ridiculous. Ask them if you can work for the stable, and get a reduced price on the lesson. I think cleaning out stalls for 30 minutes is totally absurd.
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I used to get horse riding lessons (something I wish I still did) and regularly we would brush the horses, clean the stables or sometimes help feed them. That is part of the lessons, what we did. However you should not be doing a large amount of cleaning, and the time you spend there should be focused on the riding.
It is the least you can do to learn about horse care and help them after receiving lessons and using their horses(whether you are paying or not).
Hope I helped, good luck!
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No. You should pay for your riding lesson and should not have to clean a horse stall unless you have a deal worked out to reduce your lesson price. Ask in advance how much, say an hour is, and that’s what you should pay to get an hour of lessons and no cleaning stalls unless thats prearranged. But with that said, you should learn the basics of horse care also. So if you clean a stall from time to time thats okay but in no way should you be doing it everytime you are there for a lesson. But you should learn as much as you can about horse care. It would help you if one day you down the road you become a horse owner.
Good Luck
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I think it’s good practice. It shows you what it is like to have to care for the horse, instead of just getting the pleasure of riding it. Whether or not it’s fair- I dunno- you should ask your parents what the deal was and then maybe it will make more sense.
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your learning not only to ride the horse but care for it also, though if you are yound many stables at the weekend have volenteers that are kids and they work cleaning and grooming the horses then at the end of it get a free 30m ride
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i think it would be acceptable if your just cleaning up after your horse. My cousin in germany takes horseback riding lessons and he had to bring food for it as well. of course, he also was training to take the horse home, but its common courtesy to clean something you use. for instance, you flush a toilet. would you want it to stay all backed up until the "proper" owner flushed it? or if you rent a car. you have to fill it up and if you damage it you pay for it. same here, your cleaning up after the horse and taking care of it. BUT if they’re forcing you to clean the whole stable, or working without a discount on the lessons, i would kind of consider that child labor.
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i used to do this and it was part of the lesson to help clean out the stables and look after the horses
we also learn varius aspects of horse care and had exams on it and got certificates for completing certain courses it was fun and interesting!
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no you should,t have to muck out the stable if ur paying full price for a lesson, it should be the whole time on the horse, although if ud arranged to have a half price lesson in exchange for mucking out then that is ok and to be honust its very good practise and important to learn all aspects of horse care, but you can go to a riding school and just have the lesson and thats it if you want also, infact most bigger riding schools will just offer a straight may money get lesson type of thing.
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I think that’s a good idea as you are learning horse management as well as horse riding!
Too many people come out of riding schools with the ability to walk, trot, canter and jump to a half-decent level, but don’t have a clue where to start when it comes to actually handling the horse and how to care for it.
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hi ,that is really bad, my son only pays £9 for 45 minutes and we do not clean anything,if i did i wouldn’t go there anymore, that is just crazy!!!
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No, at my stables I get 1hr lesson, though after my b-day I can go and work there and get a free lesson at the end of the day, only fair if you get a reduced price I guess but it’s good experience, how much is it? mines £18.50 for 1 hr of pure riding
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