Ealana
Well-Known Member
hi there,
I am considering a relocation to Derbyshire (long term boyfriend lives there) and I am trying to establish who, and what, there is in the area.
I am currently the head girl on a full livery yard near Edinburgh, have worked on professional show jumping and eventing yards, backing and schooling and been a live in groom for a private hunting family - so lots of experience in several areas. I have my HND in Equine Studies and my SVQ3 in Horse Care, training towards my stage 4, full valid driving license and looking to get trailer and c1 license in the near future.
I am now starting to do some freelance work and so I am considering about going self employed as a freelance groom once having made the move. So my questions are; are there other grooms in the area? Is there the demand for someone to clip/ride/competition groom/yard work etc for individuals in the area? And if so, what is the expectation for prices?
Currently I charge:
£10 a visit per horse stabled (fed, rugged up, turned out, mucked out etc) £5 for additional horses.
£5 per horse grass kept.
£20 for 1 hour exercising
£20-45 depending on clip/difficulty of horse
£60 a days competition grooming
£85 if horse to be bathed/plaited/tack cleaned etc the day before/morning of.
Deals can be offered depending on work/ regular clients and obviously these are Edinburgh prices.
I am considering a relocation to Derbyshire (long term boyfriend lives there) and I am trying to establish who, and what, there is in the area.
I am currently the head girl on a full livery yard near Edinburgh, have worked on professional show jumping and eventing yards, backing and schooling and been a live in groom for a private hunting family - so lots of experience in several areas. I have my HND in Equine Studies and my SVQ3 in Horse Care, training towards my stage 4, full valid driving license and looking to get trailer and c1 license in the near future.
I am now starting to do some freelance work and so I am considering about going self employed as a freelance groom once having made the move. So my questions are; are there other grooms in the area? Is there the demand for someone to clip/ride/competition groom/yard work etc for individuals in the area? And if so, what is the expectation for prices?
Currently I charge:
£10 a visit per horse stabled (fed, rugged up, turned out, mucked out etc) £5 for additional horses.
£5 per horse grass kept.
£20 for 1 hour exercising
£20-45 depending on clip/difficulty of horse
£60 a days competition grooming
£85 if horse to be bathed/plaited/tack cleaned etc the day before/morning of.
Deals can be offered depending on work/ regular clients and obviously these are Edinburgh prices.