Competing in 4 championship classes at an out-of-town Regional
Championships can add up extremely fast! Just my entry fee alone is cringe
worthy! So I tried everything I could to cut down the expense of this competition.
If I had been able to share a tack stall it would have been ever better! I definitely won't get a tack stall if I go to Nationals unless it's shared. Just too expensive at Dressage Finals costs!
Cost Breakdown:
Competition fees: $751
($300 in class fees, $61 in office/drug fees, $175 each for my stall and tack
stall—I was expecting my barn mate to go and share but she isn’t going, and $40
in meal tickets for my trainer and mom)
Food: Raid pantry
to bring protein bars for breakfast and some snacks/drinks for the tack room. Two
dinners are included for competitors (Thursday and Saturday).Volunteering 1.5
days gets me 2 lunches and 1 more dinner in exchange of giving some much needed
help to the show during my downtimes. We’ll stop at fast food places to eat
while travelling. We should be able to spend less than $25/person in extra food.
Hotel: Book $45/night decent motel and share. Total cost for 3 nights= $135 ($67.50 each)
Trailering:
Trailer my own horse with my somewhat rusty trailer, and then I’ll have a
vehicle too. Estimated fuel cost=$250
Golf cart: $67 a
day for a gold cart rental?! Heck no! I’m bringing my bike!
Parking fees:
Volunteering gets me a free parking pass at the KHP to save $15!
Total expected costs (for
my mom/videographer/groom/motivator and me combined, but excluding trainer fees and her much more expensive
hotel): under $1200-- which is still quite expensive, but do-able for a Championship.
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