Horse Business Consulting in Program Development
The programs you offer at your equestrian facility are your money-makers, the vehicle for your success in the horse business. Programs such as riding instruction, horse training, boarding and others must be carefully planned and executed.
Riding instructor university offers program development consulting for horse business owners.
I will design a custom riding lesson, horse training, summer camp or other equine program for your particular business model. This includes helping you select trainers or instructors, producing schedules, adopting training or instruction methods, and answering all of your questions.
With horse business consulting in program development, I can help you:
- Find, evaluate and select appropriate employees for your programs.
- Create efficient schedules that maximize time and keep clients happy.
- Establish a marketing plan to bring in new customers.
- Set up your facility for the program you would like to initiate.
- Customize a training or riding instruction program specifically for your horse business.
- Organize clinics, seminars and other learning opportunities that bring in cash.
- Find school horses for your riding lessons.
- Prepare a welcome packet for new clients.
- Develop forms for your customers and for your records.
- And much more!
The best thing about horse business consulting for program development is that I won’t leave you hanging. Every hour of consulting includes an additional hour of back-end follow-up, during which we can troubleshoot any issues that arose during implementation.
There are three distinct levels of program development consultation:
Horse business consulting via e-mail is fast, efficient and affordable. On a monthly basis, you get unlimited e-mail correspondence with me where I will answer questions, pose new ideas, troubleshoot problems and brainstorm new methods. E-mails are returned with 12 hours (and usually much more quickly).
Monthly: $50/month
Phone
E-mail poses significant limitations, so you might want to take advantage of telephone consulting for your program development needs. You can purchase time on the phone with me in one-hour increments, and many clients choose to e-mail me about the issues they want to discuss in advance so I’ll be prepared with fast, accurate responses.
Hourly: $30/hour
Monthly: $100/month for weekly one-hour sessions, unlimited e-mail included
In-Person
Serious horse business owners who want to make sure they have all their ducks in a row might want to consider in-person horse business consulting. I will come to your facility to help you develop strategies and implement new programs. This option includes clinics for your riding instructors or horse trainers at no extra charge so that everyone is prepared.
About the Author: Laura Jane Thompson is the Chief Equestrian Officer of Riding Instructor University and the Feature writer for the horses section at Suite101. She believes that any horse business can succeed provided its owner practices smart strategy.
