Training Fees
Training & Board $875/month*
Each horse is worked a minimum of eighteen days per month. If the horse goes to a show or needs lengthy attending for farrier or veterinary work, it is counted as a ride. One lesson per week may be substituted for a ride at no additional charge or scheduled in addition to regular training at a rate of $25 per lesson. Your horse will receive quality individualized care and training, including turnouts. Each stall has a window, is bedded with shavings and has a light that is on a timer. The horses are fed quality grass hay & alfalfa. *Training for stallions is $1,000 per month.
Lessons 30-45 minute lesson with your own horse $50
Shows
- $30/day away from home; Horses not currently in training will be charged an additional $20/day
- $25 per day for longing/grooming or you can do this yourself
- motel/tack room/feed costs, if any; Motel & tack room costs are split only among horses that actally show at that show.
- Horses going to shows for schooling purposes only and are not shown at all at that show will be charged $15 per day for longing/grooming.
- Stall cleaner charges are split equally among all the horses using this service
- braiding and banding charges are to be paid for by the owner of each horse
AQHA World Show flat rate of $4,200 per horse
Includes
- horse care while in transit
- Bedding
- Feed
- Hotels for Jim while in transit
- Horse hotels while in transit
- Hotel for Jim & Nena while at show
- Flight for Nena if needed
- Edwards Performance Horses show day fees
- Banding/braiding/grooming
Does not include
- Entry fees
- Tack room
- Stall at show
Sales
A 10% commission is charged on the actual sale price of the horse. The owner pays advertising costs and $50 for video production and upload to youtube.
Purchases
A Considerable amount of time, effort and phone calls are made to find and evaluate that special horse and to negotiate the best price. If you would like us to do this, you will be charged 10% (minimum of $500; maximum of $4,000) of the purchase price plus the expenses associated with going to see the horse. We have many connections throughout the nation to find out inside information regarding a horse’s reputation when you are considering a horse outside of northern California and to find horses that are not advertised but are available for purchase. If you are finding & negotiating the purchase on you own and would like us to evaluate the horse, we charge $200 per day plus the expenses associated with going to see the horse.