Current price of youngstock livery

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I'd be grateful for any pointers. A friend has asked if I will have her 2 year old for winter before selling her in spring. I don't really offer youngstock livery but I do have an 8 acre field which has the 4 oldies in, currently lots of grass. Anything to worry about in this scenario?

As a comparison it would be good to know what is a current rate for youngstock livery (more for her information really as that will be the alternative). There is access to the main yard and school, a 5 min walk along a quiet lane, but otherwise it is a basic, pleasant field. Horse would be checked, fed and given hay each day but handling etc is up to her.
 
Hi, I'm paying £20 a week for my 18month old's summer livery. He's in a huge field with 8 other youngsters plus older horses and cows. Last winter, he was in a large barn with the youngsters and turned out regularly in an indoor school. He had ad lib hay and it cost me £80 week. I'm not yet brave enough to bring him home and put him with my herd of 16hh+ horses, the youngest being a 5 yr old.
 
My 2 year old is on Youngstock livery in Ayrshire. He is in a small mixed herd, mostly his age or slightly older. Out 24/7 on grass with daily checks. Yard owner has him on farrier rota with her own.
I pay £150 a month. I don’t need to pay for hay or feed yet, so not sure on cost there, but it’s ideal for me knowing he is with similarly aged horses.
 
I looked a couple of years ago when I felt Robin needed age appropriate friends (I bought another youngster instead) I was looking at between £160 and £220 per month for 24/7 full grass livery with hay and checking twice daily. With me covering farrier, worming etc.
 
There is a place near me that is £240 a month they do everything for that if they need hay or feed its extra, although it's very good grazing and they have alot of it so not something most horses would need.

I would think a 2 year old is better of being with similar aged horses though, something worth considering if your horses are older.
 
Thanks for all the replies. Yes I did think that the horse would be better growing up in a group of youngsters. Here she would be with 4 older horses, all tend to be quiet which may in some ways be good for her. I have some concerns about fencing etc.
 
I kept a young horse at grass livery with a mixed herd of ages, from about the age of 18 months onwards...there were no youngstock livery options near me. She grew into a very well mannered, easy going horse. It wasn't an issue for us.
 
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