Same price range for me too. In South Wales. £55 for a round, £63 for a 4 string bale, £95 for a 6 string. A round lasts about 10 days for my two, a 4 string about a fortnight. Mine have access to hay all the time as I only have 2 acres of very wet clay, so I try to save my grazing. They are on...
I've got about 6 different grass varieties. They love the Hazel, willow and Ash trees too. They'll have a nibble on the ivy that grows in my hedgerow. I pick meadowsweet, hogweed and. Clivers for them when available.
I would say house, especially if you're sharing it with other, non-horsey people. When we bought ours, it was location that was the number 1 most important factor.
Does she actually mean physically share the stable? At the same time? When I needed to move yards once, my two 'shared a stable', but that meant if one was in, the other was out. So my mare was in for the night, then when she went out for the day, my gelding came in. Maybe this is the...