Cost of sharing

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Just wondering what people charge or pay to share a horse. I've never shared one of my herd before only loaned but considering sharing one of the girls. It would be up to 5 days a week for the right person if they wanted.
 
Depends on lots of variables, where you are, how many chores you expect, how good/easy the horse is. £10 a day seems to be going rate, maybe a bit more if no chores.
 
My sharer pays £100 a month for 2 days or £150 for 3. Seems to be the standard rate round here (Surrey). We’re on DIY and she is a novice. If she was a more established rider I would knock the price down. However I have found myself needing to actually ride more to counteract any bad habits establishing. I don’t mind as the sharer is sweet and reliable and she will only improve.
 
My sharer rides twice a week and pays 12.50 a ride -payable per month. This nowhere near covers his costs but people don't seem willing to pay for what it costs to keep a horse.
 
My sharer pays for B's shoe which are £90 every 5 weeks. She can ride either horse as many times a week as she wants to, has regular lessons on DP and we go to fun rides, riding club clinics and camp together. Today she poo picked for me as I am still broken but I don't expect her to.
 
I pay £30 per week and do 2 days regularly with odd extras and all chores on my days. As I've said before I'm not a fan of paying "per day / ride" as what happens when the owner goes away or needs some extra help? Does the sharer then pay extra to help the owner out? I see the money as a contribution towards the horse (which I'm happy to pay) but I'd set the figure for an expected weekly involvement and any extra contact is a bonus.
 
Bit different as mine are at home but when I had a sharer it was the cost of the shoes (£75) every 5 weeks 3 days a week, but days to suit. No chores, just riding, predominantly hacking but would always be invited if we where going out in the lorry for a ride like to the beach etc. Wasn’t to benefit me, but the horse, as an older & quieter horse she’s always left behind.
Unfortunately for me it didn’t work out, I had 2 people, neither where much good.
 
My friend shares one of mine 2 days a week and only pays £50 a month, i let her take her to clinics and rides if she wants and i also give her lessons now and again (i am an instructor). I only agreed to this as shes a friend, shes a fantastic rider and what she does helps me out an awful lot and i trust her, if it wasn't her i wouldn't consider a sharer!
Other people i know tend to charge £10 a day plus the sharer does the jobs, i have seen a few very good horses have sharers that have wanted alot more money (seen some at up to £350 a month when there is no jobs involved) and they are snapped up.
 
There are so many threads on this! I think the bottom line is why you are sharing, what you hope to gain from it balanced against what the sharer has to gain, then viewed through the lens of local market forces.

I used to offer our PC Competition pony for share (he's retired now.) He's my daughter's first pony and has a home for life but is (was) also a very reliable competition schoolmaster able to take his jockeys to Nat Champs if they were up for it (SJ or eventing - he did get there for dressage twice but wasn't deeply competitive.) I always had a waiting list, had very strict rules about him and charged £25 per day if they were DIY; £35 if they wanted to pay the yard to do the chores for them. We are Surrey too so livery costs are high. But in exchange they got a highly competitive schoolmaster - plus I would transport, sort camp, away shows etc. If we had less facilities, he was less than he was or I needed money / time support I doubt I could have charged what we did.

But as a starting point perhaps sit down and work out what it actually costs per day - for everything and divide it to get a per day price. Then decrease it to reflect any lack of facilities, restrictions on the horse, how much you need a sharer etc.
 
I have 2 sharers, one pays £15 per week for sole use of my horse for as many days as she wants, no chores are expected and she can do whatever she wants with him (she's far better with him than I am) so it's more like a full loan on full livery. My pony is £10 for 2 days a week (3 if there's a show etc) with access to a second pony whenever wanted, they do chores although it's not expected but ponies are still regularly used by myself and daughter. I only charge a small amount to help towards hay and bedding etc otherwise I wouldn't charge atall and just be happy that they are getting the extra attention and exercise
 
For my last share and new share I am paying £10 per day and doing yard duties.

I was offered a share on full livery (not the right horse for me) for £15 per day.
 
I have had multiple horses on loan, and paid anywhere between £25 p/w for 3 days, to £15 p/w for as many days as I like. Most of them I have had to do the chores (either poo-pick or muck out depending on season).
 
£20 a week for 2/3 days was about average with the ones I viewed but I was lucky enough to find one who I clicked with but the oeNers didn't have time for so it was poopicking in exchange for rides on the day I went but I also helped with other things like fencing, loading, general tidying/tack cleaning and I could ride as often as I wanted
 
Average is £10 per day.
That's how I much I charge my sharer. At the moment all she does is ride him, however in a few months once we have moved to the winter field, she will also be expected to poo pick on both her days
 
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