Charges for additional services for those on DIY livery

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What are the going rates for additional services if you are on DIY livery? Specifically:

- catch in / turn out
- rug change
- make feed up and give to horse
- give already made up feed to horse
- make haynet up and give to horse
- give already made up haynet to horse
- skip out

I've been asked to help out a DIY livery but don't want to overcharge
 
I used to pay £1/each for most of those and about £5 for a muck out at last yard
full care for holidays etc was £10 per horse per day on top of my normal DIY bill. (turn out, bring in, skip out, rugs changed, hay/water/feed as necessary).
 
I get charged £2.50 for a bring in/turnout, which includes picking out feet and rug change if needed. They give my boy his ready made breakfast for no extra cost, would probably do the same for a pre made haynet. It's £15 for full day care. (I'm in the south)
 
I think it also depends on how well set up the yard is and how far away the fields are. If this is a regular thing then I’d consider charging one rate for regular turn/out bring in say 5 days a week and a higher rate for ad-hoc requests. This helps stop lazy liveries ringing up at the last minute to turn-out because they couldn’t be bothered to get out of bed.

I pay another livery £12 a day for full days services and then odds and sods range from about £1 - £3 depending on the task.
 
We charge £2.50 for bring in/out, feed made up and given, rug checked/changed. We do offer one-off muck out for £5 but would rather not!
 
eggs said:
What are the going rates for additional services if you are on DIY livery? Specifically:

- catch in / turn out
- rug change
- make feed up and give to horse
- give already made up feed to horse
- make haynet up and give to horse
- give already made up haynet to horse
- skip out

I've been asked to help out a DIY livery but don't want to overcharge
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If you’re charging, make sure you have adequate insurance in place if you’re handling clients horses, which you will need to factor into the price you charge 👍
 
ours is £2 for either turn out or bring in. this might include putting on/off and chucking a bucket in. £5 pounds for muck out
 
£4.00 for a bring in or turn out even if the field is just across the yard!

ETA: £1 for dropping a bucket of feed over the door even if it lands upside down
 
Our fields are quite a walk up the road (10 minutes of fairly brisk walking each way) so it's about £5.50 for catch in and 4.50 for turn out. That reflects the fact that the fields are big and the horse you are catching might be a 5-minute walk through the field, whereas when they are turned out they are let go at the gate. Muck out is about £6.50, put to bed £4.50 - that includes re-setting water and haynets in each case, and skipping out when put to bed. We don't get charged for throwing a bucket of feed over the door.
 
I'm in a private yard, so the cost may or may not be different - I pay £1.50 for turn out or bring in (paddock very close) - this includes rug change and given ready made up feed, feet are never done, and hay/water is already in stable. I'd never ask for a muck out as I'd get turned down flat! though I did get a complete days care once for £10 - an exception was made as we went to MIL's funeral many miles away.
 
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